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Solar System Object Locator

Use this form to visualize the position of Solar System objects at given date and time on an interactive sky map.
Time: : UTC

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

141P/Machholz   radio_button_checked

141P/Machholz

141P/Machholz   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 26.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 14h 43m 36s   Decl: -20° 27’ 26”
in Libra

261P/Larson   radio_button_checked

261P/Larson

261P/Larson   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 26.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 14h 26m 00s   Decl: -22° 10’ 24”
in Libra

68P/Klemola   radio_button_checked

68P/Klemola

68P/Klemola   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 26.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 08h 51m 29s   Decl: +11° 00’ 26”
in Cancer

60P/Tsuchinshan   radio_button_checked

60P/Tsuchinshan

60P/Tsuchinshan   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 26.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 00h 33m 34s   Decl: +06° 57’ 38”
in Pisces

289P/Blanpain   radio_button_checked

289P/Blanpain

289P/Blanpain   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 26.9 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 21h 17m 05s   Decl: -21° 04’ 41”
in Capricornus

104P/Kowal   radio_button_checked

104P/Kowal

104P/Kowal   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 16h 24m 09s   Decl: -17° 11’ 26”
in Ophiucus

24P/Schaumasse   radio_button_checked

24P/Schaumasse

24P/Schaumasse   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 00h 13m 08s   Decl: -10° 06’ 49”
in Cetus

52P/Harrington-Abell   radio_button_checked

52P/Harrington-Abell

52P/Harrington-Abell   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 19h 03m 52s   Decl: -33° 03’ 35”
in Sagittarius

319P/Catalina-McNaught   radio_button_checked

319P/Catalina-McNaught

319P/Catalina-McNaught   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 07h 17m 10s   Decl: +23° 22’ 14”
in Gemini

38P/Stephan-Oterma   radio_button_checked

38P/Stephan-Oterma

38P/Stephan-Oterma   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 15h 29m 46s   Decl: -10° 05’ 13”
in Libra

201P/LONEOS   radio_button_checked

201P/LONEOS

201P/LONEOS   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 15h 46m 43s   Decl: -24° 32’ 26”
in Libra

23P/Brorsen-Metcalf   radio_button_checked

23P/Brorsen-Metcalf

23P/Brorsen-Metcalf   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 27.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 17h 28m 08s   Decl: -38° 28’ 40”
in Scorpius

C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)   radio_button_checked

C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)

C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 28.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 18h 01m 59s   Decl: -55° 33’ 00”
in Ara

66P/du Toit   radio_button_checked

66P/du Toit

66P/du Toit   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 28.1 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 05h 51m 47s   Decl: +39° 39’ 15”
in Auriga

P/2022 P2 (ZTF)   radio_button_checked

P/2022 P2 (ZTF)

P/2022 P2 (ZTF)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 28.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 12h 26m 05s   Decl: -18° 51’ 09”
in Corvus

327P/Van Ness   radio_button_checked

327P/Van Ness

327P/Van Ness   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 28.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 08h 56m 39s   Decl: +00° 07’ 55”
in Hydra

108P/Ciffreo   radio_button_checked

108P/Ciffreo

108P/Ciffreo   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 28.8 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 13h 31m 14s   Decl: -04° 08’ 19”
in Virgo

193P/LINEAR-NEAT   radio_button_checked

193P/LINEAR-NEAT

193P/LINEAR-NEAT   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 29.1 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 09h 11m 48s   Decl: +17° 48’ 36”
in Cancer

C/1975 V1-A (West)   radio_button_checked

C/1975 V1-A (West)

C/1975 V1-A (West)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 29.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 19h 40m 23s   Decl: -16° 14’ 06”
in Sagittarius

C/2021 K1 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

C/2021 K1 (ATLAS)

C/2021 K1 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 29.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 05h 56m 40s   Decl: +12° 15’ 39”
in Orion
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