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Comets

This table shows the brightest currently observable comets. Click on the name of the comet to get more details, including finder charts.

CometBrightnessDate of last reported observationAngular separation from SunAltitudeAzimuthConstellation
220P McNaught8.02026-Aug-1096°12.3°87° (E)Cetus
10P Tempel 28.22026-Aug-10164°25.9°170° (S)Piscis Austrinus
88P Howell10.92026-Aug-1091°11.7°81° (E)Aries
169P NEAT12.32026-Aug-0967°11.2°313° (NW)Boötes
78P Gehrels13.32026-Aug-0852°-13.8°52° (NE)Taurus
29P Schwassmann-Wachmann 113.82026-Aug-0537°-46.8°309° (NW)Leo
63P Wild13.82026-Aug-0230°-43.4°320° (NW)Leo
C/2024 T5 ATLAS13.82026-Aug-0567°-30.9°84° (E)Lepus
C/2014 UN271 Bernardinelli-Bernstein13.82026-Jul-2188°-50.4°161° (SSE)Volans
C/2023 R1 PANSTARRS13.92026-Aug-0799°-3.0°256° (WSW)Libra
C/2024 J3 ATLAS14.02026-Aug-09113°61.3°298° (WNW)Lyra
260P McNaught14.82026-Aug-0981°13.1°67° (ENE)Taurus
24P Schaumasse15.62026-Aug-0287°-13.7°262° (W)Libra
235P LINEAR15.92026-Aug-08112°10.2°250° (WSW)Ophiuchus
Comet observations courtesy of COBS

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