Bright Comets
This page provides a comprehensive list of the bright comets currently visible in the sky. This list is updated
with new information several times per day.
Comets for which there is data from recent observations reported in the Comet Observation database (COBS)
are listed first, in order of decreasing brightness.
When data from recent observations is not available,
the magnitude provided by the JPL Horizons datasets is used
as an estimation of the brightness.
Credits for comet observation data: COBS Comet Observation Database – CC BY-NA-SA 4.0
Visibility from selected location
visibility = visible to the naked eye
stars = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
radio_button_checked Current altitude ≥ 30°
radio_button_checked Current altitude < 30°
radio_button_checked Below the horizon
150P/LONEOS
Magnitude : 17.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 09h 01m 00s
Decl : +08° 58’ 08”
in
Cancer
199P/Shoemaker
Magnitude : 17.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 19h 58m 58s
Decl : -33° 51’ 33”
in
Sagittarius
C/2019 E3 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 17.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 03h 29m 43s
Decl : -77° 06’ 51”
in
Mensa
219P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 17.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 19h 49m 53s
Decl : -11° 29’ 47”
in
Aquila
C/2020 S4 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 17.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 13h 53m 51s
Decl : +07° 03’ 01”
in
Virgo
C/2020 R7 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 17.9 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 16h 01m 00s
Decl : +30° 40’ 08”
in
Corona Borealis
185P/Petriew
Magnitude : 18.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 11h 16m 50s
Decl : -09° 35’ 41”
in
Crater
C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 18.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 22h 34m 12s
Decl : -12° 32’ 50”
in
Aquarius
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
Magnitude : 18.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 03h 05m 13s
Decl : -66° 02’ 37”
in
Horologium
237P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 18.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 21h 13m 41s
Decl : -02° 13’ 15”
in
Aquarius
C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)
Magnitude : 18.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 02h 59m 18s
Decl : -46° 32’ 31”
in
Eridanus
C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 18.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 12h 33m 27s
Decl : +12° 59’ 47”
in
Virgo
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
Magnitude : 18.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 14h 13m 40s
Decl : -19° 03’ 30”
in
Virgo
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 18.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 20h 47m 22s
Decl : -18° 08’ 51”
in
Capricornus
C/2021 C5 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 18.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 19h 56m 19s
Decl : -41° 34’ 45”
in
Sagittarius
310P/Hill
Magnitude : 18.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 02h 12m 56s
Decl : +28° 40’ 24”
in
Triangulum
95P/Chiron
Magnitude : 18.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 00h 54m 30s
Decl : +07° 22’ 51”
in
Pisces
C/2022 U4 (Bok)
Magnitude : 18.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 17h 33m 02s
Decl : +09° 40’ 02”
in
Ophiucus
65P/Gunn
Magnitude : 18.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 12h 42m 25s
Decl : +03° 47’ 59”
in
Virgo
77P/Longmore
Magnitude : 18.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 18h 04m 56s
Decl : -41° 53’ 22”
in
Corona Australis
