Comets

Browse and discover detailed information about 167 of the most interesting comets. Comets are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

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Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)

P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)

R.A: 01h 07m 03s Dec: +04° 01’ 39”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 34.5 (JPL) brightening

in Pisces

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80P/Peters-Hartley

R.A: 05h 12m 48s Dec: +27° 53’ 16”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 34.9 (JPL) brightening

in Taurus

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109P/Swift-Tuttle

R.A: 09h 41m 11s Dec: -20° 06’ 04”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 36.3 (JPL)
in Hydra

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45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

R.A: 14h 54m 02s Dec: -14° 16’ 13”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 36.5 (JPL) fading

in Libra

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C/2018 O1 (ATLAS)

R.A: 10h 50m 58s Dec: -16° 01’ 53”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 37.4 (JPL) fading

in Hydra

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55P/Tempel-Tuttle

R.A: 15h 23m 18s Dec: -18° 54’ 34”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 48.1 (JPL)
in Libra

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C/2012 S1 (ISON)

R.A: 07h 34m 03s Dec: +36° 49’ 03”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Lynx

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