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
12P/Pons-Brooks
visibility
Magnitude : 4.4 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 5.0'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-24
RA : 03h 44m 25s
Decl : +06° 30’ 15”
in
Taurus
13P/Olbers
stars
Magnitude : 9.8 (Observed - COBS)
trending_up
Coma Diameter : 2.9'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-17
RA : 04h 26m 40s
Decl : +24° 28’ 37”
in
Taurus
C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS)
stars
Magnitude : 11.0 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 1.7'
Tail Length : 18.0'
Observation Date : 2024-04-18
RA : 20h 12m 17s
Decl : +39° 56’ 12”
in
Cygnus
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Magnitude : 11.0 (Observed - COBS)
trending_up
Coma Diameter : 0.8'
Tail Length : 1.6'
Observation Date : 2024-04-24
RA : 13h 37m 24s
Decl : -01° 36’ 34”
in
Virgo
144P/Kushida
Magnitude : 12.4 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 2.7'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-22
RA : 08h 18m 38s
Decl : +14° 49’ 44”
in
Cancer
62P/Tsuchinshan
Magnitude : 13.4 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 2.4'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-16
RA : 12h 03m 51s
Decl : +07° 20’ 27”
in
Virgo
C/2021 G2 (Atlas)
Magnitude : 13.6 (Observed - COBS)
trending_flat
Coma Diameter : 1.1'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-21
RA : 11h 53m 00s
Decl : -31° 56’ 11”
in
Hydra
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 13.9 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : n/a
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-22
RA : 06h 49m 56s
Decl : +32° 10’ 15”
in
Gemini
C/2022 L2 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 14.7 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 0.7'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-21
RA : 11h 05m 29s
Decl : -35° 04’ 16”
in
Hydra
C/2019 U5 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 14.8 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 0.6'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-21
RA : 07h 21m 53s
Decl : -35° 49’ 48”
in
Puppis
C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS)
Magnitude : 15.4 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 0.6'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-21
RA : 05h 06m 44s
Decl : -45° 45’ 20”
in
Pictor
C/2019 T4 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 15.9 (Observed - COBS)
trending_flat
Coma Diameter : 0.8'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-16
RA : 17h 46m 19s
Decl : +29° 38’ 32”
in
Hercules
C/2024 C4 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 16.5 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 0.3'
Tail Length : 0.8'
Observation Date : 2024-04-18
RA : 16h 01m 36s
Decl : +15° 14’ 55”
in
Serpens
207P/NEAT
Magnitude : 16.7 (Observed - COBS)
trending_down
Coma Diameter : 0.5'
Tail Length : n/a
Observation Date : 2024-04-16
RA : 11h 05m 34s
Decl : +04° 45’ 44”
in
Leo
C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)
Magnitude : 14.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 03h 24m 44s
Decl : +26° 20’ 57”
in
Aries
C/2020 V2 (ZTF)
Magnitude : 14.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 00h 21m 52s
Decl : -42° 43’ 50”
in
Phoenix
P/2010 H2 (Vales)
Magnitude : 14.9 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 07h 54m 58s
Decl : +34° 06’ 09”
in
Lynx
C/2022 S4 (Lemmon)
Magnitude : 15.1 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 02h 50m 48s
Decl : -33° 50’ 27”
in
Fornax
32P/Comas Sola
Magnitude : 15.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 05h 49m 10s
Decl : +30° 10’ 38”
in
Auriga
C/2021 T4 (Lemmon)
Magnitude : 16.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 12h 31m 09s
Decl : +22° 13’ 39”
in
Coma
