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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

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stars = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
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150P/LONEOS

150P/LONEOS   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 17.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 09h 01m 00s   Decl: +08° 58’ 08”
in Cancer
199P/Shoemaker

199P/Shoemaker   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 17.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 19h 58m 58s   Decl: -33° 51’ 33”
in Sagittarius
C/2019 E3 (ATLAS)

C/2019 E3 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 17.8 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 03h 29m 43s   Decl: -77° 06’ 51”
in Mensa
219P/LINEAR

219P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 17.8 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 19h 49m 53s   Decl: -11° 29’ 47”
in Aquila
C/2020 S4 (PANSTARRS)

C/2020 S4 (PANSTARRS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 17.8 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 13h 53m 51s   Decl: +07° 03’ 01”
in Virgo
C/2020 R7 (ATLAS)

C/2020 R7 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 17.9 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 16h 01m 00s   Decl: +30° 40’ 08”
in Corona Borealis
185P/Petriew

185P/Petriew   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 11h 16m 50s   Decl: -09° 35’ 41”
in Crater
C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)

C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 22h 34m 12s   Decl: -12° 32’ 50”
in Aquarius
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)

C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 03h 05m 13s   Decl: -66° 02’ 37”
in Horologium
237P/LINEAR

237P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 21h 13m 41s   Decl: -02° 13’ 15”
in Aquarius
C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)

C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 02h 59m 18s   Decl: -46° 32’ 31”
in Eridanus
C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)

C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 12h 33m 27s   Decl: +12° 59’ 47”
in Virgo
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

26P/Grigg-Skjellerup   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 14h 13m 40s   Decl: -19° 03’ 30”
in Virgo
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)

C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 20h 47m 22s   Decl: -18° 08’ 51”
in Capricornus
C/2021 C5 (PANSTARRS)

C/2021 C5 (PANSTARRS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 19h 56m 19s   Decl: -41° 34’ 45”
in Sagittarius
310P/Hill

310P/Hill   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 02h 12m 56s   Decl: +28° 40’ 24”
in Triangulum
95P/Chiron

95P/Chiron   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 00h 54m 30s   Decl: +07° 22’ 51”
in Pisces
C/2022 U4 (Bok)

C/2022 U4 (Bok)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 17h 33m 02s   Decl: +09° 40’ 02”
in Ophiucus
65P/Gunn

65P/Gunn   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 12h 42m 25s   Decl: +03° 47’ 59”
in Virgo
77P/Longmore

77P/Longmore   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 18.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 18h 04m 56s   Decl: -41° 53’ 22”
in Corona Australis
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