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
333P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 20.1 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 09h 26m 27s
Decl : -59° 24’ 38”
in
Carina
354P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 20.1 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 09h 01m 16s
Decl : +14° 33’ 54”
in
Cancer
246P/NEAT
Magnitude : 20.1 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 03h 17m 26s
Decl : +12° 32’ 21”
in
Aries
276P/Vorobjov
Magnitude : 20.1 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 01h 18m 06s
Decl : +11° 06’ 38”
in
Pisces
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
Magnitude : 20.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 17h 08m 50s
Decl : +60° 40’ 51”
in
Draco
49P/Arend-Rigaux
Magnitude : 20.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 23h 05m 01s
Decl : -14° 48’ 52”
in
Aquarius
119P/Parker-Hartley
Magnitude : 20.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 12h 32m 34s
Decl : +06° 42’ 14”
in
Virgo
217P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 20.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 16h 35m 10s
Decl : -06° 42’ 34”
in
Ophiucus
81P/Wild
Magnitude : 20.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 21h 54m 50s
Decl : -12° 30’ 09”
in
Capricornus
C/2020 O2 (Amaral)
Magnitude : 20.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 21h 22m 40s
Decl : +59° 10’ 45”
in
Cepheus
C/2020 U5 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 20.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 19h 46m 36s
Decl : -02° 25’ 03”
in
Aquila
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh
Magnitude : 20.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 02h 48m 20s
Decl : +15° 26’ 25”
in
Aries
C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)
Magnitude : 20.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 04h 02m 20s
Decl : +24° 31’ 14”
in
Taurus
185P/Petriew
Magnitude : 20.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 10h 16m 51s
Decl : -01° 50’ 23”
in
Sextans
C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 20.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 00h 01m 17s
Decl : -15° 30’ 33”
in
Cetus
C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)
Magnitude : 20.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 08h 31m 50s
Decl : -40° 47’ 54”
in
Vela
126P/IRAS
Magnitude : 20.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 04h 58m 53s
Decl : +61° 47’ 43”
in
Camelopardalis
287P/Christensen
Magnitude : 20.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 01h 59m 05s
Decl : -00° 12’ 13”
in
Cetus
C/2023 K1 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 20.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 12h 06m 22s
Decl : +44° 56’ 42”
in
Ursa Major
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 20.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 19h 37m 47s
Decl : -64° 31’ 09”
in
Pavo
