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Comets

Detailed information about 219 most interesting comets. Comets are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

Visibility from selected location  = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Comet 88P/Howell

88P/Howell
R.A: 06h 24m 31s   Dec: +26° 44’ 17”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 21.7 (JPL)  fading
in Gemini   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 8P/Tuttle

8P/Tuttle
R.A: 18h 26m 51s   Dec: -30° 02’ 40”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 21.7 (JPL) 
in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
R.A: 04h 28m 34s   Dec: +05° 45’ 40”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 21.7 (JPL) 
in Taurus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 70P/Kojima

70P/Kojima
R.A: 17h 12m 36s   Dec: -16° 50’ 42”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 21.9 (JPL) 
in Ophiucus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux

49P/Arend-Rigaux
R.A: 20h 34m 26s   Dec: -17° 52’ 02”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 21.9 (JPL)  brightening
in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 78P/Gehrels 2

78P/Gehrels 2
R.A: 15h 48m 52s   Dec: -17° 27’ 31”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.1 (JPL)  brightening
in Libra   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

46P/Wirtanen
R.A: 20h 41m 21s   Dec: -24° 02’ 08”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.2 (JPL)  brightening
in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR

156P/Russell-LINEAR
R.A: 13h 37m 01s   Dec: -04° 28’ 38”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.2 (JPL) 
in Virgo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 17P/Holmes

17P/Holmes
R.A: 08h 39m 14s   Dec: +22° 00’ 56”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.2 (JPL)  fading
in Cancer   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 217P/LINEAR

217P/LINEAR
R.A: 14h 51m 47s   Dec: -00° 33’ 30”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.3 (JPL) 
in Libra   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 14P/Wolf

14P/Wolf
R.A: 13h 25m 14s   Dec: -09° 43’ 48”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.4 (JPL) 
in Virgo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)

C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)
R.A: 00h 23m 56s   Dec: +13° 15’ 48”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.4 (JPL) 
in Pisces   object currently below the horizon

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

21P/Giacobini-Zinner
R.A: 13h 55m 36s   Dec: -04° 07’ 48”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.5 (JPL)  brightening
in Virgo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)

C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)
R.A: 01h 18m 33s   Dec: +13° 35’ 03”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.7 (JPL) 
in Pisces   object currently below the horizon

Comet 284P/McNaught

284P/McNaught
R.A: 06h 14m 53s   Dec: +16° 20’ 11”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.7 (JPL)  fading
in Orion   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 327P/Van Ness

327P/Van Ness
R.A: 04h 47m 19s   Dec: -09° 49’ 07”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.8 (JPL)  fading
in Eridanus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke

7P/Pons-Winnecke
R.A: 03h 43m 11s   Dec: +09° 29’ 58”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.9 (JPL)  fading
in Taurus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 51P/Harrington

51P/Harrington
R.A: 03h 28m 56s   Dec: +17° 59’ 29”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 23.0 (JPL)  fading
in Taurus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 297P/Beshore

297P/Beshore
R.A: 01h 12m 18s   Dec: -01° 11’ 33”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 23.2 (JPL)  fading
in Cetus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2)

297P/Beshore (2008 J2)
R.A: 01h 12m 18s   Dec: -01° 11’ 33”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 23.2 (JPL)  fading
in Cetus   object currently below the horizon
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