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
146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR
Magnitude : 19.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 23h 05m 00s
Decl : -26° 54’ 48”
in
Pisces Austrinus
P/2021 N2 (Fuls)
Magnitude : 19.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 08h 36m 29s
Decl : +04° 52’ 21”
in
Hydra
C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 19.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 00h 16m 38s
Decl : +25° 54’ 09”
in
Andromeda
103P/Hartley
Magnitude : 19.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 08h 40m 25s
Decl : +03° 52’ 13”
in
Hydra
164P/Christensen
Magnitude : 19.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 20h 57m 13s
Decl : -24° 42’ 51”
in
Capricornus
P/2021 V2 (Fuls)
Magnitude : 19.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 13h 04m 17s
Decl : -15° 10’ 21”
in
Virgo
77P/Longmore
Magnitude : 19.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 22h 31m 29s
Decl : -31° 56’ 39”
in
Pisces Austrinus
129P/Shoemaker-Levy
Magnitude : 19.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 12h 46m 12s
Decl : -03° 52’ 22”
in
Virgo
C/2021 C5 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 19.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 22h 06m 06s
Decl : -22° 47’ 00”
in
Aquarius
C/2020 F5 (MASTER)
Magnitude : 19.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 00h 34m 08s
Decl : +38° 27’ 12”
in
Andromeda
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
Magnitude : 19.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 22h 06m 59s
Decl : +09° 11’ 53”
in
Pegasus
C/2022 U4 (Bok)
Magnitude : 19.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 20h 23m 36s
Decl : +05° 03’ 58”
in
Aquila
94P/Russell
Magnitude : 19.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 18h 05m 24s
Decl : -24° 07’ 16”
in
Sagittarius
2P/Encke
Magnitude : 19.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 22h 33m 21s
Decl : -12° 30’ 21”
in
Aquarius
C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano)
Magnitude : 19.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 02h 16m 43s
Decl : +08° 16’ 26”
in
Cetus
21P/Giacobini-Zinner
Magnitude : 19.9 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 15h 46m 12s
Decl : +06° 10’ 02”
in
Serpens
209P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 19.9 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 06h 25m 04s
Decl : +41° 03’ 08”
in
Auriga
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)
Magnitude : 20.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 23h 06m 41s
Decl : -83° 57’ 10”
in
Octans
C/2021 E3 (ZTF)
Magnitude : 20.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 06h 45m 43s
Decl : +13° 28’ 54”
in
Gemini
C/2020 J1 (SONEAR)
Magnitude : 20.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 09h 56m 41s
Decl : +53° 40’ 33”
in
Ursa Major
