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 169 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/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)

C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)
R.A: 17h 02m 39s   Dec: -59° 31’ 42”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 25.9 (JPL)  fading
in Ara   object currently below the horizon

Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke

7P/Pons-Winnecke
R.A: 07h 05m 10s   Dec: +27° 09’ 22”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 25.9 (JPL) 
in Gemini   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)

364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)
R.A: 03h 40m 02s   Dec: +19° 52’ 28”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.0 (JPL) 
in Taurus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
R.A: 02h 56m 24s   Dec: -09° 31’ 06”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.0 (JPL) 
in Eridanus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2017 S6 (Catalina)

C/2017 S6 (Catalina)
R.A: 14h 45m 23s   Dec: -47° 24’ 51”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.2 (JPL)  fading
in Lupus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 24P/Schaumasse

24P/Schaumasse
R.A: 19h 14m 05s   Dec: -28° 27’ 04”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.2 (JPL)  fading
in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)

C/2018 K1 (Weiland)
R.A: 12h 12m 09s   Dec: +15° 01’ 42”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.4 (JPL)  fading
in Coma   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR

11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
R.A: 17h 12m 32s   Dec: -15° 21’ 55”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.5 (JPL) 
in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)

C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)
R.A: 11h 29m 11s   Dec: +55° 32’ 14”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.5 (JPL)  fading
in Ursa Major   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski

226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski
R.A: 13h 38m 42s   Dec: +16° 18’ 17”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.6 (JPL) 
in Bootes   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

C/2017 T1 (Heinze)
R.A: 06h 48m 48s   Dec: -87° 00’ 43”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 26.9 (JPL)  fading
in Octans   object currently below the horizon

Comet 23P/Brorsen-Metcalf

23P/Brorsen-Metcalf
R.A: 17h 14m 29s   Dec: -38° 40’ 19”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.5 (JPL) 
in Scorpius   object currently below the horizon

Comet 51P/Harrington

51P/Harrington
R.A: 11h 25m 19s   Dec: +09° 26’ 32”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.6 (JPL) 
in Leo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

12P/Pons-Brooks
R.A: 17h 54m 52s   Dec: +17° 55’ 15”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.6 (JPL) 
in Hercules   object currently below the horizon

Comet 13P/Olbers

13P/Olbers
R.A: 01h 35m 16s   Dec: -39° 14’ 03”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.7 (JPL) 
in Sculptor   object currently below the horizon

Comet 15P/Finlay

15P/Finlay
R.A: 12h 27m 49s   Dec: -03° 39’ 57”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.8 (JPL) 
in Virgo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 40P/Vaisala 1

40P/Vaisala 1
R.A: 00h 09m 39s   Dec: -06° 53’ 48”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.8 (JPL)  brightening
in Cetus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell

52P/Harrington-Abell
R.A: 22h 27m 49s   Dec: -12° 19’ 08”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 27.9 (JPL)  brightening
in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught

319P/Catalina-McNaught
R.A: 09h 23m 13s   Dec: +22° 50’ 59”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 28.0 (JPL)  fading
in Leo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 104P/Kowal 2

104P/Kowal 2
R.A: 17h 06m 06s   Dec: -17° 34’ 49”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 28.2 (JPL) 
in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon
<
Previous		   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9   >
Next