Below is a table of all current observable comets with an amateur telescope (brighter than visual magnitude 14). The list is in order of magnitude (brightest first), however it can be sorted by headers by clicking on them. Last updated 10 June 2023
Comet | Mag. | Status | Hemisphere | Visible |
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2020 V2 (ZTF) | 10.5 | Fading | Poor Elongation | Poor Elongation |
2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) | 11 | Fading | 35 S to 85 S | Evening |
2022 E3 (ZTF) | 11 | Fading | Poor Elongation | Poor Elongation |
2023 E1 (ATLAS) | 12 | Brightening | 50 N to 5 N | All night |
2020 K1 (PanSTARRS) | 12 | Brightening | 10 S to 90 S | Morning |
2021 T4 (Lemmon) | 12.5 | Brightening | 20 N to 75 S | Morning |
2022 A2 (PanSTARRS) | 12.5 | Brightening | 20 N to 75 S | Morning |
237P/LINEAR | 13 | Steady | 50 N to 65 S | Morning |
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 13 | Variable | Poor Elongation | Poor Elongation |
2019 U5 (PanSTARRS) | 13 | Fading | 40 N to 65 S | Evening |
2019 T4 (ATLAS) | 13.5 | Fading | 50 N to 40 S | All night |
2021 S3 (PanSTARRS) | 14 | Brightening | 30 S to 85 S | Evening |