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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.
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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

249P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

249P/LINEAR

249P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 09h 02m 26s   Decl: +08° 17’ 53”
in Cancer

C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)

C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 03h 48m 43s   Decl: +17° 34’ 37”
in Taurus

C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)   radio_button_checked

C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)

C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 02h 59m 49s   Decl: +23° 01’ 26”
in Aries

17P/Holmes   radio_button_checked

17P/Holmes

17P/Holmes   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 10h 12m 57s   Decl: +04° 09’ 46”
in Sextans

7P/Pons-Winnecke   radio_button_checked

7P/Pons-Winnecke

7P/Pons-Winnecke   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 05h 17m 04s   Decl: +19° 43’ 53”
in Taurus

25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)   radio_button_checked

25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)

25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 02h 42m 32s   Decl: +17° 37’ 12”
in Aries

P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)

P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 06h 09m 09s   Decl: +18° 34’ 34”
in Orion

C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)   radio_button_checked

C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)

C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 00h 48m 09s   Decl: +15° 18’ 57”
in Pisces

53P/Van Biesbroeck   radio_button_checked

53P/Van Biesbroeck

53P/Van Biesbroeck   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 07h 45m 35s   Decl: +18° 16’ 42”
in Gemini

70P/Kojima   radio_button_checked

70P/Kojima

70P/Kojima   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 19h 16m 17s   Decl: -19° 36’ 07”
in Sagittarius

64P/Swift-Gehrels   radio_button_checked

64P/Swift-Gehrels

64P/Swift-Gehrels   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 14h 31m 12s   Decl: -25° 22’ 08”
in Hydra

C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS)

C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.8 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 12h 27m 12s   Decl: +09° 16’ 03”
in Virgo

269P/Jedicke   radio_button_checked

269P/Jedicke

269P/Jedicke   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.9 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 19h 39m 31s   Decl: -15° 49’ 56”
in Sagittarius

294P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

294P/LINEAR

294P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.9 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 02h 46m 20s   Decl: +30° 46’ 03”
in Aries

297P/Beshore   radio_button_checked

297P/Beshore

297P/Beshore   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 03h 34m 58s   Decl: +13° 39’ 12”
in Taurus

297P/Beshore (2008 J2)   radio_button_checked

297P/Beshore (2008 J2)

297P/Beshore (2008 J2)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 03h 34m 58s   Decl: +13° 39’ 12”
in Taurus

213P/Van Ness   radio_button_checked

213P/Van Ness

213P/Van Ness   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.1 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 01h 59m 16s   Decl: +19° 55’ 59”
in Aries

40P/Vaisala   radio_button_checked

40P/Vaisala

40P/Vaisala   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.1 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 03h 46m 09s   Decl: +10° 32’ 58”
in Taurus

263P/Gibbs   radio_button_checked

263P/Gibbs

263P/Gibbs   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 20h 09m 28s   Decl: -20° 25’ 53”
in Capricornus

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 02h 37m 08s   Decl: -09° 16’ 01”
in Cetus
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