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Comets
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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269P/Jedicke
269P/Jedicke
Magnitude: 23.7 (Predicted - JPL)
Apparent: 20h 03m 02s -13° 38’ 24”
J2000: 20h 01m 36s -13° 42’ 45”
in Sagittarius
Apparent: 20h 03m 02s -13° 38’ 24”
J2000: 20h 01m 36s -13° 42’ 45”
in Sagittarius
70P/Kojima
70P/Kojima
Magnitude: 23.9 (Predicted - JPL)
Apparent: 20h 40m 31s -19° 09’ 16”
J2000: 20h 39m 03s -19° 14’ 44”
in Capricornus
Apparent: 20h 40m 31s -19° 09’ 16”
J2000: 20h 39m 03s -19° 14’ 44”
in Capricornus
96P/Machholz
96P/Machholz
Magnitude: 24.1 (Predicted - JPL)
Apparent: 18h 44m 27s -37° 03’ 06”
J2000: 18h 42m 43s -37° 04’ 43”
in Corona Australis
Apparent: 18h 44m 27s -37° 03’ 06”
J2000: 18h 42m 43s -37° 04’ 43”
in Corona Australis
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