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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

290P/Jager   radio_button_checked

290P/Jager

290P/Jager   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 21h 51m 32s   Decl: -05° 44’ 54”
in Aquarius

C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)

C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 03h 42m 48s   Decl: +17° 25’ 31”
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 57m 15s   Decl: +22° 50’ 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 26s   Decl: +04° 12’ 47”
in Sextans

P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)

P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 06h 03m 18s   Decl: +18° 38’ 59”
in Orion

7P/Pons-Winnecke   radio_button_checked

7P/Pons-Winnecke

7P/Pons-Winnecke   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 05h 14m 02s   Decl: +19° 36’ 03”
in Taurus

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 47m 12s   Decl: +15° 11’ 22”
in Pisces

25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)   radio_button_checked

25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)

25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 02h 37m 00s   Decl: +17° 12’ 22”
in Aries

53P/Van Biesbroeck   radio_button_checked

53P/Van Biesbroeck

53P/Van Biesbroeck   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 07h 44m 05s   Decl: +18° 18’ 31”
in Gemini

64P/Swift-Gehrels   radio_button_checked

64P/Swift-Gehrels

64P/Swift-Gehrels   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 14h 33m 15s   Decl: -25° 33’ 01”
in Hydra

70P/Kojima   radio_button_checked

70P/Kojima

70P/Kojima   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 19h 17m 24s   Decl: -19° 33’ 52”
in Sagittarius

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 30m 23s   Decl: +09° 14’ 13”
in Virgo

269P/Jedicke   radio_button_checked

269P/Jedicke

269P/Jedicke   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 23.9 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 19h 40m 02s   Decl: -15° 51’ 17”
in Sagittarius

294P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

294P/LINEAR

294P/LINEAR   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 02h 41m 11s   Decl: +30° 24’ 31”
in Aries

213P/Van Ness   radio_button_checked

213P/Van Ness

213P/Van Ness   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 01h 51m 39s   Decl: +19° 09’ 20”
in Aries

297P/Beshore   radio_button_checked

297P/Beshore

297P/Beshore   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.0 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 03h 30m 59s   Decl: +13° 22’ 17”
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 30m 59s   Decl: +13° 22’ 17”
in Taurus

263P/Gibbs   radio_button_checked

263P/Gibbs

263P/Gibbs   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
RA: 20h 10m 02s   Decl: -20° 18’ 23”
in Capricornus

40P/Vaisala   radio_button_checked

40P/Vaisala

40P/Vaisala   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
RA: 03h 42m 16s   Decl: +10° 18’ 11”
in Taurus

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)

C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)   radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 24.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
RA: 02h 33m 06s   Decl: -09° 19’ 58”
in Cetus
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