Lista komet okresowych

Kometa Halleya, 1986

Lista komet okresowych, czyli mających okres obiegu wokół Słońca mniejszy niż 200 lat. Przedstawia ona oznaczenia oficjalne komet (według standardu IAU) oraz nazwiska odkrywców. „P” w nazwie oznacza kometę o okresie do 200 lat (lub z udokumentowaną wcześniejszą obserwacją wskazującą na periodyczność dłuższą nawet niż 200 lat), natomiast „D” informuje o fakcie rozpadu komety, zderzeniu się jej z jakąś planetą lub zagubieniu komety.

Komety okresowe z oznaczeniami oficjalnymi

KometaOdkrywc(a/y) lub imiennik
1P/HalleyHalley
2P/EnckeEncke
3D/BielaBiela
4P/FayeFaye
5D/BrorsenBrorsen
6P/d’Arrestd’Arrest
7P/Pons-WinneckePons i Winnecke
8P/TuttleTuttle
9P/Tempel (Tempel 1)Tempel
10P/Tempel (Tempel 2)Tempel
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEARTempel i Swift oraz LINEAR
12P/Pons-BrooksPons i Brooks
13P/OlbersOlbers
14P/WolfWolf
15P/FinlayFinlay
16P/Brooks (Brooks 2)Brooks
17P/HolmesHolmes
18D/Perrine-MrkosPerrine i Mrkos
19P/BorrellyBorrelly
20D/WestphalWestphal
21P/Giacobini-ZinnerGiacobini i Zinner
22P/KopffKopff
23P/Brorsen-MetcalfBrorsen i Metcalf
24P/SchaumasseSchaumasse
25D/Neujmin (Neujmin 2)Niejmin
26P/Grigg-SkjellerupGrigg i Skjellerup
27P/CrommelinCrommelin
28P/Neujmin (Neujmin 1)Niejmin
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (Schwassmann-Wachmann 1)Schwassmann i Wachmann
30P/Reinmuth (Reinmuth 1)Reinmuth
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (Schwassmann-Wachmann 2)Schwassmann i Wachmann
32P/Comas SoláComas Solá
33P/DanielDaniel
34D/GaleGale
35P/Herschel-RigolletHerschel i Rigollet
36P/WhippleWhipple
37P/ForbesForbes
38P/Stephan-OtermaStephan i Oterma
39P/OtermaOterma
40P/Väisälä (Väisälä 1)Väisälä
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakTuttle, Giacobini i Kresák
42P/Neujmin (Neujmin 3)Niejmin
43P/Wolf-HarringtonWolf i Harrington
44P/Reinmuth (Reinmuth 2)Reinmuth
45P/Honda-Mrkos-PajdušákováHonda, Mrkos i Pajdušáková
46P/WirtanenWirtanen
47P/Ashbrook-JacksonAshbrook i Jackson
48P/JohnsonJohnson
49P/Arend-RigauxArend i Rigaux
50P/ArendArend
51P/HarringtonHarrington
52P/Harrington-AbellHarrington i Abell
53P/Van BiesbroeckVan Biesbroeck
54P/de Vico-Swift-NEATde Vico i Swift oraz NEAT
55P/Tempel-TuttleTempel i Tuttle
56P/Slaughter-BurnhamSlaughter i Burnham
57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delportedu Toit, Nieujmin i Delporte
58P/Jackson-NeujminJackson i Nieujmin
59P/Kearns-KweeKearns i Kwee
60P/Tsuchinshan (Tsuchinshan 2)Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Zijinshan
61P/Shajn-SchaldachSzajn i Schaldach
62P/Tsuchinshan (Tsuchinshan 1)Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Zijinshan
63P/Wild (Wild 1)Wild
64P/Swift-GehrelsSwift i Gehrels
65P/GunnGunn
66P/du Toitdu Toit
67P/Czuriumow-GierasimienkoCzuriumow i Gierasimienko
68P/KlemolaKlemola
69P/TaylorTaylor
70P/KojimaKojima
71P/ClarkClark
72P/Denning-FujikawaDenning i Fujikawa
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3)Schwassmann i Wachmann
74P/Smirnova-ChernykhSmirnowa i Czernych
75D/KohoutekKohoutek
76P/West-Kohoutek-IkemuraWest, Kohoutek i Ikemura
77P/LongmoreLongmore
78P/Gehrels (Gehrels 2)Gehrels
79P/du Toit-Hartleydu Toit i Hartley
80P/Peters-HartleyPeters i Hartley
81P/Wild (Wild 2)Wild
82P/Gehrels (Gehrels 3)Gehrels
83D/Russell (Russell 1)Russell
84P/GiclasGiclas
85P/BoethinBoethin
86P/Wild (Wild 3)Wild
87P/BusBus
88P/HowellHowell
89P/Russell (Russell 2)Russell
90P/Gehrels (Gehrels 1)Gehrels
91P/Russell (Russell 3)Russell
92P/SanguinSanguin
93P/Lovas (Lovas 1)Lovas
94P/Russell (Russell 4)Russell
95P/Chiron = planetoida (2060) ChironKowal
96P/Machholz (Machholz 1)Machholz
97P/Metcalf-BrewingtonMetcalf i Brewington
98P/TakamizawaTakamizawa
99P/Kowal (Kowal 1)Kowal
100P/Hartley (Hartley 1)Hartley
101P/ChernykhCzernych
102P/Shoemaker (Shoemaker 1)C. Shoemaker i E. Shoemaker
103P/Hartley (Hartley 2)Hartley
104P/Kowal (Kowal 2)Kowal
105P/Singer BrewsterSinger Brewster
106P/SchusterSchuster
107P/Wilson-Harrington = planetoida (4015) Wilson-HarringtonHelin, Wilson i Harrington
108P/CiffreoCiffreo
109P/Swift-TuttleSwift i Tuttle
110P/Hartley (Hartley 3)Hartley
111P/Helin-Roman-CrockettHelin, Roman i Crockett
112P/Urata-NiijimaUrata i Niijima
113P/SpitalerSpitaler
114P/Wiseman-SkiffWiseman i Skiff
115P/Maury (Maury 1)Maury
116P/Wild (Wild 4)Wild
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu (Helin-Roman-Alu 1)Helin, Roman i Alu
118P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 4)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
119P/Parker-HartleyParker i Hartley
120P/Mueller (Mueller 1)Mueller
121P/Shoemaker-Holt (Shoemaker-Holt 2)C.Shoemaker, E.Shoemaker i Holt
122P/de Vicode Vico
123P/West-HartleyWest i Hartley
124P/MrkosMrkos
125P/Spacewatch (Spacewatch 1)Spacewatch
126P/IRASIRAS
127P/Holt-OlmsteadHolt i Olmstead
128P/Shoemaker-Holt (Shoemaker-Holt 1)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Holt
129P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 3)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
130P/McNaught-HughesMcNaught i Hughes
131P/Mueller (Mueller 2)Mueller
132P/Helin-Roman-Alu (Helin-Roman-Alu 2)Helin, Roman i Alu
133P/Elst-Pizarro = planetoida (7968) Elst-PizarroElst i Pizarro
134P/Kowal-VávrováKowal i Vávrová
135P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 8)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
136P/Mueller (Mueller 3)Mueller
137P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 2)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i D. Levy
138P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 7)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i D. Levy
139P/Väisälä-OtermaVäisälä i Oterma
140P/Bowell-SkiffBowell i Skiff
141P/Machholz (Machholz 2)Machholz
142P/Ge-WangGe i Wang
143P/Kowal-MrkosKowal i Mrkos
144P/KushidaKushida
145P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 5)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
146P/Shoemaker-LINEARC. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i LINEAR
147P/Kushida-MuramatsuKushida i Muramatsu
148P/Anderson-LINEARAnderson i LINEAR
149P/Mueller (Mueller 4)Mueller
150P/LONEOS (LONEOS 3)LONEOS
151P/HelinHelin
152P/Helin-LawrenceHelin i Lawrence
153P/Ikeya-ZhangIkeya i Zhang
154P/BrewingtonBrewington
155P/Shoemaker (Shoemaker 3)C. Shoemaker i E. Shoemaker
156P/Russell-LINEARRussell oraz LINEAR
157P/TrittonTritton
158P/Kowal-LINEARKowal oraz LINEAR
159P/LONEOS (LONEOS 7)LONEOS
160P/LINEAR (LINEAR 43)LINEAR
161P/Hartley-IRASHartley oraz IRAS
162P/Siding Spring (Siding Spring 2)Siding Spring
163P/NEAT (NEAT 21)NEAT
164P/Christensen (Christensen 2)Christensen
165P/LINEAR (LINEAR 10)LINEAR
166P/NEAT (NEAT 8)NEAT
167P/CINEOSCINEOS
168P/Hergenrother (Hergenrother 1)Hergenrother
169P/NEAT (NEAT 22)NEAT
170P/Christensen (Christensen 4)Christensen
171P/Spahr (Spahr 2)Spahr
172P/YeungYeung
173P/Mueller (Mueller 5)Mueller
174P/Echeclus = planetoida (60558) EcheclusSpacewatch
175P/Hergenrother (Hergenrother 2)Hergenrother
176P/LINEAR (LINEAR 52) = planetoida (118401) LINEARLINEAR
177P/Barnard (Barnard 2)Barnard
178P/Hug-BellHug i Bell
179P/JedickeJedicke
180P/NEATNEAT
181P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 6)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
182P/LONEOSLONEOS
183P/Korlević-JurićKorlević i Jurić
184P/Lovas (Lovas 2)Lovas
185P/PetriewPetriew
186P/Garradd (Garradd 1)Garradd
187P/LINEAR (LINEAR 4)LINEAR
188P/LINEAR-MuellerLINEAR & Mueller
189P/NEAT (NEAT 10)NEAT
190P/Mueller (Mueller 6)Mueller
191P/McNaught (McNaught 11)McNaught
192P/Shoemaker-Levy (Shoemaker-Levy 1)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
193P/LINEAR-NEAT (LINEAR-NEAT 2)LINEAR i NEAT
194P/LINEAR (LINEAR 9)LINEAR
195P/Hill (Hill 3)Hill
196P/TichýTichý
197P/LINEAR (LINEAR 30)LINEAR
198P/ODASODAS
199P/Shoemaker (Shoemaker 4)C. Shoemaker i E. Shoemaker
200P/Larsen (Larsen 1)Larsen
201P/LONEOS (LONEOS 4)LONEOS
202P/Scotti (Scotti 2)Scotti
203P/KorlevićKorlević
204P/LINEAR-NEAT (LINEAR-NEAT 3)LINEAR i NEAT
205P/GiacobiniGiacobini
206P/Barnard-BoattiniBarnard i Boattini
207P/NEAT (NEAT 4)NEAT
208P/McMillanMcMillan
209P/LINEAR (LINEAR 41)LINEAR
210P/Christensen (Christensen 1)Christensen
211P/Hill (Hill 7)Hill (Catalina Sky Survey)
212P/NEAT (NEAT 24)NEAT
213P/Van Ness (Van Ness 2)Van Ness
214P/LINEAR (LINEAR 22)LINEAR
215P/NEAT (NEAT 11)NEAT
216P/LINEAR (LINEAR 16)LINEAR
217P/LINEAR (LINEAR 17)LINEAR
218P/LINEAR (LINEAR 29)LINEAR
219P/LINEAR (LINEAR 38)LINEAR
220P/McNaught (McNaught 1)McNaught
221P/LINEAR (LINEAR 25)LINEAR
222P/LINEAR (LINEAR 46)LINEAR
223P/Skiff (Skiff 2)Skiff
224P/LINEAR-NEAT (LINEAR-NEAT 5)LINEAR i NEAT
225P/LINEAR (LINEAR 26)LINEAR
226P/Pigott-LINEAR-KowalskiPigott, LINEAR i Kowalski
227P/Catalina-LINEARCatalina Sky Survey i LINEAR
228P/LINEAR (2001 YX127[i])LINEAR
229P/GibbsGibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
230P/LINEARLINEAR
231P/LINEAR-NEATLINEAR i NEAT
232P/HillHill (Catalina Sky Survey)
233P/La SagraLa Sagra Sky Survey
234P/LINEARLINEAR
235P/LINEARLINEAR
236P/LINEARLINEAR
237P/LINEARLINEAR
238P/ReadMichael T. Read
239P/LINEARLINEAR
240P/NEATNEAT
241P/LINEARLINEAR
242P/SpahrTimothy Spahr
243P/NEATNEAT
244P/ScottiScotti
245P/WISEWISE
246P/NEATNEAT
247P/LINEARLINEAR
248P/GibbsGibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
249P/LINEARLINEAR
250P/LarsonLarson (Catalina Sky Survey)
251P/LINEARLINEAR
252P/LINEARLINEAR
253P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
254P/McNaughtMcNaught
255P/LevyLevy
256P/LINEARLINEAR
257P/CatalinaCatalina Sky Survey
258P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
259P/GarraddGarradd
260P/McNaughtMcNaught
261P/LarsonLarson (Mount Lemmon Survey)
262P/McNaught-RussellMcNaught i Russell
263P/GibbsGibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
264P/LarsenLarsen
265P/LINEARLINEAR
266P/ChristensenChristensen
267P/LONEOSLONEOS
268P/BernardiBernardi
269P/JedickeV. Jedicke i R. Jedicke
270P/GehrelsGehrels
271P/van Houten–LemmonC. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld oraz Mount Lemmon Survey
272P/NEATNEAT
273P/Pons-GambartPons i Gambart
274P/Tombaugh-TenagraTombaugh i obserwatorium Tenagra II
275P/HermannHermann
276P/VorobjovVorobjov
277P/LINEAR (2005 YQ127[i], LINEAR 51)LINEAR
278P/McNaught (McNaught 9)McNaught
279P/La Sagra (P/2009 QG31[i])La Sagra Sky Survey
280P/Larsen (Larsen 3)Larsen
281P/MOSSClaudine Rinner (Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey)
282P/LONEOS = planetoida (323137) 2003 BM80LONEOS
283P/SpacewatchSpacewatch
284P/McNaught (McNaught 10)McNaught
285P/LINEAR (LINEAR 36)LINEAR
286P/Christensen (Christensen 3)Christensen
287P/Christensen (Christensen 9)Christensen
288P = planetoida (300163) 2006 VW139Spacewatch
289P/BlanpainBlanpain
290P/JagerJäger
291P/NEAT (NEAT 16)NEAT
292P/LiLi
293P/Spacewatch (P/2006 XG16[i], Spacewatch 4)Spacewatch
294P/LINEAR (LINEAR 54)LINEAR
295P/LINEAR (P/2002 AR2[i], LINEAR 23)LINEAR
296P/Garradd (Garradd 2)Garradd
297P/BeshoreBeshore (Mount Lemmon Survey)
298P/Christensen (Christensen 15)Christensen
299P/Catalina-PANSTARRSCatalina Sky Survey i Pan-STARRS
300P/Catalina (P/2005 JQ5[i])Catalina Sky Survey
301P/LINEAR-NEAT (P/2001 BB50[i], LINEAR-NEAT 1)LINEAR i NEAT
302P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS (P/2007 RJ236[i])Mount Lemmon Survey i Pan-STARRS
303P/NEAT (NEAT 18)NEAT
304P/OryMichael Ory
305P/Skiff (Skiff 3)Brian Skiff
306P/LINEAR (LINEAR 33)LINEAR
307P/LINEAR (P/2000 QJ46[i], LINEAR 50)LINEAR
308P/Lagerkvist-CarsentyLagerkvist i Carsenty
309P/LINEAR (LINEAR 47)LINEAR
310P/Hill (Hill 2)Hill (Catalina Sky Survey)
311P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
312P/NEATNEAT
313P/GibbsGibbs
314P/MontaniMontani
315P/LONEOS (P/2004 VR8[i], LONEOS 9)LONEOS
316P/LONEOS-Christensen (P/2005 RV25[i])LONEOS i Christensen
317P/WISEWISE
318P/McNaught-HartleyMcNaught i Hartley
319P/Catalina-McNaughtCatalina Sky Survey i McNaught
320P/McNaught (McNaught 2)McNaught
321P/SOHO (SOHO 3)SOHO
322P/SOHO (SOHO 1)SOHO
323P/SOHO (SOHO 2)SOHO
324P/La SagraLa Sagra Sky Survey
325P/Yang-GaoYang i Gao
326P/Hill (Hill 4)Hill (Mount Lemmon Survey)
327P/Van Ness (Van Ness 1)Van Ness
328P/LONEOS-Tucker (P/1998 QP54[i])LONEOS i Tucker
329P/LINEAR-Catalina (P/2003 WC7[i])LINEAR i Catalina Sky Survey
330P/Catalina (Catalina 1)Catalina Sky Survey (Hergenrother)
331P/GibbsGibbs
332P/Ikeya-MurakamiIkeya i Murakami
333P/LINEAR (P/2007 VA85[i])LINEAR
334P/NEAT (NEAT 1)NEAT
335P/Gibbs (Gibbs 8)Gibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
336P/McNaught (McNaught 7)McNaught
337P/WISEWISE
338P/McNaught (McNaught 12)McNaught
339P/Gibbs (Gibbs 9)Gibbs (Mount Lemmon Survey)
340P/Boattini (Boattini 2)Boattini (Mount Lemmon Survey)
341P/Gibbs (Gibbs 6)Gibbs (Mount Lemmon Survey)
343P/NEAT-LONEOS (P/2003 SQ215[i])NEAT i LONEOS
344P/Read (Read 1)Read (Spacewatch)
345P/LINEAR (P/2008 SH164[i])LINEAR
346P/Catalina (Catalina 7)Catalina Sky Survey
347P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
348P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
349P/Lemmon (P/2010 EY90[i])Mount Lemmon Survey
350P/McNaughtMcNaught
351P/Wiegert-PANSTARRSWiegert, Pan-STARRS
352P/SkiffBrian Skiff
353P/McNaught (McNaught 16)McNaught
354P/LINEARLINEAR
355P/LINEAR-NEAT (LINEAR-NEAT 7)LINEAR i NEAT
356P/WISEWISE
357P/Hill (Hill 6)Hill (Catalina Sky Survey)
358P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
359P/LONEOSLONEOS
360P/WISEWISE
361P/SpacewatchSpacewatch
362P/Spacewatch = planetoida (457175) 2008 GO98Spacewatch
363P/LemmonMount Lemmon Survey
364P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
365P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
366P/Spacewatch (P/2005 JN[i], Spacewatch 2)Spacewatch
367P/CatalinaCatalina Sky Survey
368P/NEAT (NEAT 23)NEAT
369P/HillHill
370P/NEAT (NEAT 7)NEAT
371P/LINEAR-SkiffLINEAR i Skiff
372P/Naught (McNaught 13)McNaught
373P/RinnerRinner
374P/Larson (Larson 3)Larson (Catalina Sky Survey)
375P/Hill (Hill 1)Hill (Catalina Sky Survey)
376P/LONEOS (P/2005 GF8[i], LONEOS 10)LONEOS
377P/Scotti (Scotti 3)Scotti
378P/McNaugh (McNaught 6)McNaught
379P/Spacewatch (Spacewatch 3)Spacewatch
380P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
381P/LINEAR-SpacewatchLINEAR i Spacewatch
382P/Larson (Larson 2)Larson (Mount Lemmon Survey)
383P/Christensen (Christensen 10)Christensen
384P/KowalskiKowalski
385P/HillHill (Catalina Sky Survey)
386P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
387P/BoattiniBoattini
388P/Gibbs (Gibbs 7)Gibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
389P/Siding Spring (Siding Spring 4)Siding Spring Survey
390P/Gibbs (Gibbs 2)Gibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
391P/Kowalski (Kowalski 2)Kowalski (Mount Lemmon Survey)
392P/LINEAR (P/2004 WR9[i], LINEAR 45)LINEAR
393P/Spacewatch-Hill (P/2009 SK280[i])Spacewatch i Hill
394P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
395P/Catalina-NEAT ()Catalina Sky Survey i NEAT
396P/Leonard ()Greg Leonard (Mount Lemmon Survey)
397P/Lemmon (P/2012 SB6[i])Mount Lemmon Survey
398P/BoattiniBoattini
399P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
400P/PANSTARRS (P/2013 PA104[i])Pan-STARRS
401P/McNaught (McNaught 8)McNaught
402P/LINEAR (LINEAR 27)LINEAR
403P/Catalina (P/2007 VQ11[i], Catalina 8)Catalina Sky Survey
404P/BressiBressi
405P/Lemmon (P/2013 TL117[i])Mount Lemmon Survey
406P/Gibbs (Gibbs 5)Gibbs (Catalina Sky Survey)
407P/PANSTARRS-FulsPan-STARRS i Fuls
408P/Novichonok-GerkeNowiczonok i Gierkie
409P/LONEOS-Hill (P/2005 XA54[i])LONEOS i Hill
410P/NEAT-LINEAR (P/2005 CR16[i])NEAT i LINEAR
411P/Christensen (Christensen 14)Christensen
412P/WISEWISE
413P/LarsonLarson
414P/STEREOSTEREO
415P/Tenagra (P/2013 EW90[i])obserwatorium Tenagra
416P/ScottiScotti
417P/STEREOSTEREO
418P/LINEARLINEAR
419P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
420P/McNaughtMcNaught
421P/McNaughtMcNaught
422P/Christensen (Christensen 11)Christensen
423P/Lemmon (P/2008 CL94[i])Mount Lemmon Survey
424P/La SagraLa Sagra Sky Survey
425P/Kowalski (Kowalski 1)Kowalski (Catalina Sky Survey)
426P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
427P/ATLASATLAS
428P/GibbsGibbs
429P/LINEAR-Hill (P/2008 QP20[i], LINEAR-Hill 2)LINEAR i Hill
430P/ScottiScotti
431P/ScottiScotti
432P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
433P = planetoida (248370) 2005 QN173NEAT
434P/Tenagra (P/2012 TK8[i])obserwatorium Tenagra
435P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
436P/Garradd (Garradd 3)Garradd
437P/PANSTARRS (P/2011 UE215[i])Pan-STARRS
438P/Christensen (Christensen 6)Christensen
439P/LINEAR (P/2008 WZ96[i], LINEAR 56)LINEAR
440P/KobayashiKobayashi
441P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
442P/McNaughtMcNaught
443P/PANSTARRS-ChristensenPan-STARRS i Christensen
444P/WISE-PANSTARRSWISE i Pan-STARRS
445P/Lemmon-PANSTARRSMount Lemmon Survey i Pan-STARRS
446P/McNaughtMcNaught
447P/Sheppard-TholenSheppard i Tholen
448P/PANSTARRSPan-STARRS
  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Początkowo uznana za planetoidę.

Wybrane komety okresowe bez oficjalnego oznaczenia

KometaOdkrywca(-cy)
C/1861 J1 = C/1500 H1Tebbutt (1861)
D/1884 O1 (Barnard) (Barnard 1)Barnard
C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)Bennett
D/1886 K1 (Brooks) (Brooks 1)Brooks
D/1894 F1 (Denning)Denning
P/1921 H1 (Dubiago)Dubiago
D/1766 G1 (Helfenzrieder)Helfenzrieder
C/1965 S1-A (Ikeya-Seki)Ikeya, Seki
C/1965 S1-B (Ikeya-Seki)Ikeya, Seki
D/1770 L1 (Lexell)Lexell
C/1917 F1 (Mellish)Mellish
D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy 9)C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker i Levy
D/1895 Q1 (Swift)Swift
C/1942 EA (Väisälä)[i] (Väisälä 2)Väisälä
P/1937 D1 (Wilk)Wilk
P/2014 C1 (TOTAS)Reszelewski (TOTAS)
  1. Początkowo uznana za planetoidę.

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