Your guide to the Solar System
🌎 Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
If you find this website useful please consider a small donation that will help covering hosting costs. Thank you!

Comets

Browse and discover detailed information about 175 of the most interesting comets. Comets are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

Search Comets:
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 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
R.A: 02h 23m 39s   Dec: -12° 46’ 22”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.9 (JPL) 
in Cetus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 51P/Harrington

51P/Harrington
R.A: 13h 19m 27s   Dec: -02° 23’ 53”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.9 (JPL)  brightening
in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Comet 13P/Olbers

13P/Olbers
R.A: 01h 02m 50s   Dec: -40° 38’ 59”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.1 (JPL) 
in Phoenix   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2018 R4 (Fuls)

C/2018 R4 (Fuls)
R.A: 02h 07m 10s   Dec: +24° 59’ 31”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.3 (JPL)  fading
in Aries   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 23P/Brorsen-Metcalf

23P/Brorsen-Metcalf
R.A: 17h 23m 17s   Dec: -37° 57’ 52”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.6 (JPL) 
in Scorpius   object currently below the horizon

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

46P/Wirtanen
R.A: 15h 46m 27s   Dec: -12° 52’ 08”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.7 (JPL) 
in Libra   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2019 B1 (Africano)

C/2019 B1 (Africano)
R.A: 01h 07m 50s   Dec: -48° 32’ 41”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 28.1 (JPL)  fading
in Phoenix   object currently below the horizon

Comet 24P/Schaumasse

24P/Schaumasse
R.A: 19h 52m 34s   Dec: -26° 43’ 34”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 28.4 (JPL) 
in Sagittarius   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)

C/2018 K1 (Weiland)
R.A: 12h 42m 44s   Dec: +13° 58’ 24”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 28.7 (JPL)  fading
in Coma   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2017 S6 (Catalina)

C/2017 S6 (Catalina)
R.A: 15h 18m 43s   Dec: -44° 41’ 48”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 28.8 (JPL) 
in Lupus   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)

C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)
R.A: 13h 49m 37s   Dec: +56° 54’ 45”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 29.2 (JPL)  fading
in Ursa Major   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

C/2017 T1 (Heinze)
R.A: 19h 24m 04s   Dec: -82° 57’ 24”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 29.3 (JPL)  fading
in Octans   object currently below the horizon

Comet 8P/Tuttle

8P/Tuttle
R.A: 20h 23m 23s   Dec: +22° 28’ 53”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 29.6 (JPL)  brightening
in Vulpecula   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS)

C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS)
R.A: 06h 58m 47s   Dec: +32° 44’ 08”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 29.7 (JPL)  fading
in Gemini   object currently below the horizon

Comet 20D/Westphal

20D/Westphal
R.A: 14h 07m 31s   Dec: -51° 40’ 41”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 30.2 (JPL) 
in Centaurus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 18D/Perrine-Mrkos

18D/Perrine-Mrkos
R.A: 13h 36m 00s   Dec: -21° 29’ 17”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 30.8 (JPL) 
in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Comet P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE)

P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE)
R.A: 09h 18m 12s   Dec: +14° 18’ 43”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 31.1 (JPL) 
in Cancer   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)

C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)
R.A: 17h 20m 15s   Dec: -50° 07’ 25”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 31.6 (JPL)  fading
in Ara   object currently below the horizon

Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)

P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)
R.A: 00h 26m 45s   Dec: -02° 41’ 07”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 34.1 (JPL) 
in Cetus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1

62P/Tsuchinshan 1
R.A: 19h 05m 27s   Dec: -24° 14’ 10”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 34.9 (JPL) 
in Sagittarius   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon
<
Previous		   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9   >
Next