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This section 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.
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78P/Gehrels
78P/Gehrels
Magnitude: 17.4 (Predicted - JPL)
Apparent: 20h 28m 27s -09° 43’ 04”
J2000: 20h 27m 04s -09° 48’ 12”
in Capricornus
Apparent: 20h 28m 27s -09° 43’ 04”
J2000: 20h 27m 04s -09° 48’ 12”
in Capricornus
C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
Magnitude: 17.5 (Observed - COBS)
Coma Diameter: 0.4'
Tail Length: n/a
Observation Date: 2025-07-07
Apparent: 11h 15m 45s +63° 36’ 45”
J2000: 11h 14m 13s +63° 45’ 07”
in Ursa Major
Coma Diameter: 0.4'
Tail Length: n/a
Observation Date: 2025-07-07
Apparent: 11h 15m 45s +63° 36’ 45”
J2000: 11h 14m 13s +63° 45’ 07”
in Ursa Major
261P/Larson
261P/Larson
Magnitude: 18.2 (Predicted - JPL)
Apparent: 20h 14m 15s -18° 28’ 06”
J2000: 20h 12m 47s -18° 32’ 48”
in Capricornus
Apparent: 20h 14m 15s -18° 28’ 06”
J2000: 20h 12m 47s -18° 32’ 48”
in Capricornus
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