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List of Periodic Comets
List of Periodic Comets
A periodic comet is given the designation "P". Once a comet's orbital “P”eriod has been confirmed by multiple returns to the inner solar system, it is assigned a number (i.e. 1P/Halley, 2P/Encke…516P/PANSTARRS). As of September 23, 2026, 516 comets had their orbital “P”eriod definitively determined. The 296 numbered through March 2014 are listed below, along with a number of comets that still carry provisional designations.
Periodic comets, which are believed to no longer exist, receive the designation "D" instead of "P". For more information on how comets are named prior to receiving a periodic designation you can visit — how does a comet get its name.
If you click on a column header below (i.e. formal name, informal name, discovery date, next perihelion, orbit in years, or diameter), you can sort each column's contents alphabetically or numerically. If you click the column header twice, you can list the contents in reverse order.
| Formal Name (Designation) | Informal Name | Discovery | Next Perihelion |
Orbit (yrs) |
Diameter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1P/Halley | Comet Halley (Halley's Comet) | 1758/12/25 | 2061/07/28 | 75.3 | 11.0 km | |
| 2P/Encke | Comet Encke | 1786/01/17 | 2027/02/11 | 3.3 | 4.8 km | |
| 3D/Biela | Comet Biela | 1772/03/08 | Lost | Lost | ||
| 4P/Faye | Comet Faye | 1843/11/23 | 2029/01/28 | 7.55 | 3.54 km | |
| 5P/Brorsen | Comet Brorsen | 1846/02/26 | Lost | Lost | ||
| 6P/d'Arrest | Comet d'Arrest | 1851/06/28 | 2028/04/01 | 6.54 | 3.2 km | |
| 7P/Pons-Winnecke | Comet Pons-Winnecke | 1819/06/12 | 2027/09/20 | 6.37 | 5.2 km | |
| 8P/Tuttle | Comet Tuttle | 1790/01/09 | 2035/04/09 | 13.6 | 4.5 km | |
| 9P/Tempel 1 | Comet Tempel 1 | 1867/04/03 | 2027/09/30 | 5.52 | 6.0 km | |
| 10P/Tempel 2 | Comet Tempel 2 | 1873/07/03 | 2031/12/13 | 5.38 | 10.6 km | |
| 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR | Comet Tempel-Swift-LINEAR | 1869/11/19 | 2026/11/08 | 6.37 | ||
| 12P/Pons-Brooks | Comet Pons-Brooks | 1812/07/21 | 2095/07 | 70.85 | ||
| 13P/Olbers | Comet Olbers | 1815/03/06 | 2092/09 | 69.5 | ||
| 14P/Wolf | Comet Wolf | 1884/09/17 | 2035/06/24 | 8.74 | 4.66 km | |
| 15P/Finlay | Comet Finlay | 1886/09/26 | 2028/01/10 | 6.75 | ||
| 16P/Brooks 2 | Comet Brooks 2 | 1889/07/07 | 2026/11/07 | 6.14 | ||
| 17P/Holmes | Comet Holmes | 1892/11/07 | 2028/01/19 | 6.88 | 3.42 km | |
| 18D/Perrine-Mrkos | Comet Perrine-Mrkos | 1896/11/25 | Lost | 6.75 | ||
| 19P/Borrelly | Comet Borrelly | 1904/12/28 | 2028/12/07 | 6.8 | 4.8 km | |
| 20P/Westphal | Comet Westphal | 1852/07/24 | Lost | |||
| 21P/Giacobini-Zinner | Comet Giacobini-Zinner | 1900/12/20 | 2031/10/16 | 6.62 | 2.0 km | |
| 22P/Kopff | Comet Kopff | 1906/08/22 | 2028/08/05 | 6.45 | 3.0 km | |
| 23P/Brorsen-Metcalf | Comet Brorsen-Metcalf | 1847/07/20 | 2059/06/08 | 70.52 | ||
| 24P/Schaumasse | Comet Schaumasse | 1911/12/01 | 2034/03/11 | 8.24 | 2.6 km | |
| 25D/Neujmin 2 | Comet Neujmin 2 | 1916/02/24 | Lost | 5.43 | ||
| 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup | Comet Grigg-Skjellerup | 1902/07/23 | 2029/04/16 | 5.31 | 2.6 km | |
| 27P/Crommelin | Comet Crommelin | 1818/02/23 | 2039/05/27 | 27.4 | ||
| 28P/Neujmin 1 | Comet Neujmin 1 | 1913/09/04 | 2039/08/05 | 18.17 | 21.4 km | |
| 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | 1927/11/15 | 2034/03/10 | 14.65 | 30.8 km | |
| 30P/Reinmuth 1 | Comet Reinmuth 1 | 1928/02/22 | 2032/04/09 | 7.33 | 7.8 km | |
| 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 | Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 | 1929/01/17 | 2028/03/22 | 8.7 | 6.2 km | |
| 32P/Comas Sola | Comet Comas Sola | 1926/11/06 | 2033/11/14 | 8.8 | 8.4 km | |
| 33P/Daniel | Comet Daniel | 1909/12/07 | 2032/10/12 | 8.06 | 2.6 km | |
| 34D/Gale | Comet Gale | 1927/06/07 | Lost | 10.99 | ||
| 35P/Herschel-Rigollet | Comet Herschel-Rigollet | 1788/12/21 | 2092/02/17 | 155 | ||
| 36P/Whipple | Comet Whipple | 1933/10/15 | 2028/12/31 | 8.5 | 4.56 km | |
| 37P/Forbes | Comet Forbes | 1929/08/01 | 2031/03/14 | 6 | 1.92 km | |
| 38P/Stephan-Oterma | Comet Stephan-Oterma | 1867/01/22 | 2056/10 | 37.72 | ||
| 39P/Oterma | Comet Oterma | 1943/04/08 | 2043/05 | 19.43 | ||
| 40P/Vaisala 1 | Comet Vaisala 1 | 1939/02/08 | 2036/09/04 | 4.2 km | ||
| 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak | Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak | 1858/05/03 | 2028/02/13 | 5.41 | 1.4 km | |
| 42P/Neujmin 3 | Comet Neujmin 3 | 1929/08/02 | 2036/08/21 | 10.71 | 2.2 km | |
| 43P/Wolf-Harrington | Comet Wolf-Harrington | 1924/12/22 | 2034/07/15 | 6.14 | 3.66 km | |
| 44P/Reinmuth 2 | Comet Reinmuth 2 | 1947/09/10 | 2029/05/25 | 3.22 km | ||
| 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova | Comet Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova | 1948/12/03 | 2027/07/09 | 5.25 | 1.6 km | |
| 46P/Wirtanen | Comet Wirtanen | 1948/01/15 | 2029/10/28 | 5.44 | 1.2 km | |
| 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson | Comet Ashbrook-Jackson | 1948/08/26 | 2034/03/10 | 8.30 | 5.6 km | |
| 48P/Johnson | Comet Johnson | 1949/08/25 | 2031/09/10 | 6.96 | 5.74 km | |
| 49P/Arend-Rigaux | Comet Arend-Rigaux | 1951/02/05 | 2032/01/07 | 6.72 | 8.48 km | |
| 50P/Arend | Comet Arend | 1951/10/04 | 2032/08/12 | 8.27 | 1.9 km | |
| 51P/Harrington | Comet Harrington 1 | 1953/08/14 | 2029/11/29 | 4.8 km | ||
| 52P/Harrington-Abell | Comet Harrington-Abell | 1955/03/22 | 2029/05/04 | 7.53 | 2.6 km | |
| 53P/Van Biesbroeck | Comet Van Biesbroeck | 1954/09/01 | 2028/12/05 | 12.53 | 6.66 km | |
| 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT | Comet de Vico-Swift-NEAT | 1844/08/23 | 2032/01/20 | 7.31 | ||
| 55P/Tempel-Tuttle | Comet Tempel-Tuttle | 1866/01/06 | 2031/05/20 | 33.22 | 3.6 km | |
| 56P/Slaughter-Burnham | Comet Slaughter-Burnham | 1959/01/27 | 2028/01/17 | 11.54 | 3.12 km | |
| 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte | Comet duToit-Neujmin-Delporte | 1941/07/18 | 2028/03/16 | 6.42 | ||
| 58P/Jackson-Neujmin | Comet Jackson-Neujmin | 1936/09/20 | 2028/10/31 | |||
| 59P/Kearns-Kwee | Comet Kearns-Kwee | 1963/08/17 | 2028/03/23 | 1.58 km | ||
| 60P/Tsuchinshan 2 | Comet Tsuchinshan 2 | 1965/01/11 | 2032/02/07 | 6.78 | ||
| 61P/Shajn-Schaldach | Comet Shajn-Schaldach | 1949/09/18 | 2029/11/24 | 2.4 km | ||
| 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 | Comet Tsuchinshan 1 | 1965/01/01 | 2030/08/13 | 6.63 | ||
| 63P/Wild 1 | Comet Wild 1 | 1960/03/26 | 2039/09/04 | 2.9 km | ||
| 64P/Swift-Gehrels | Comet Swift-Gehrels | 1889/11/16 | 2028/04/01 | 3.2 km | ||
| 65P/Gunn | Comet Gunn | 1970/10/27 | 2033/02/10 | 6.80 | 10.8 km | |
| 66P/du Toit | Comet du Toit | 1944/05/16 | 2033/03/07 | |||
| 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko | Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko | 1969/10/22 | 2028/06/29 | 6.45 | 4.0 km | |
| 68P/Klemola | Comet Klemola | 1965/11/01 | 2030/08/29 | 10.82 | 4.4 km | |
| 69P/Taylor | Comet Taylor | 1915/11/24 | 2026/11/17 | 6.95 | ||
| 70P/Kojima | Comet Kojima | 1970/12/27 | 2028/11/17 | 3.0 km | ||
| 71P/Clark | Comet Clark | 1973/06/09 | 2028/08/12 | 5.52 | 1.36 km | |
| 72D/Denning-Fujikawa | Comet Denning-Fujikawa | 1881/10/19 | Lost | |||
| 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 | Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 | 1930/05/02 | 2028/02/01 | 5.36 | ||
| 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh | Comet Smirnova-Chernykh | 1975/03/xx | 2035/01/24 | 8.53 | 4.46 km | |
| 75D/Kohoutek | Comet Kohoutek | 1975/02/09 | Lost | 4.6 km | ||
| 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura | Comet West-Kohoutek-Ikemura | 1975/01/xx | 2032/10/03 | 0.66 km | ||
| 77P/Longmore | Comet Harrington 2 | 1975/06/10 | 2030/02/08 | 6.83 | 8.2 km | |
| 78P/Gehrels 2 | Comet Gehrels 2 | 1973/09/29 | 2033/09/17 | 7.22 | ||
| 79P/du Toit-Hartley | Comet du Toit-Hartley | 1945/04/09 | 2029/07/11 | 2.8 km | ||
| 80P/Peters-Hartley | Comet Peters-Hartley | 1982/07/11 | 2030/12/31 | |||
| 81P/Wild 2 | Comet Wild 2 | 1978/01/06 | 2029/05/13 | 6.41 | 4.0 km | |
| 82P/Gehrels 3 | Comet Gehrels 3 | 1975/10/27 | 2026/11/22 | 8.43 | 1.46 km | |
| 83D/Russell 1 | Comet Russell 1 | 1979/06/16 | Lost | |||
| 84P/Giclas | Comet Giclas | 1978/09/08 | 2027/02/17 | 6.96 | 1.80 km | |
| 85P/Boethin | Comet Boethin | 1975/01/04 | Lost | 11.22 | ||
| 86P/Wild 3 | Comet Wild 3 | 1980/05/xx | 2028/12/13 | 0.86 km | ||
| 87P/Bus | Comet Bus | 1981/03/02 | 2033/02/07 | 6.51 | 0.56 km | |
| 88P/Howell | Comet Howell | 1981/08/29 | 2031/09/04 | 5.5 | 4.4 km | |
| 89P/Russell 2 | Comet Russell 2 | 1980/09/28 | 2031/06/29 | 2.8 km | ||
| 90P/Gehrels 1 | Comet Gehrels 1 | 1972/10/11 | 2032/06/18 | 7.8 km | ||
| 91P/Russell 3 | Comet Russell 3 | 1983/06/14 | 2028/06/30 | 7.66 | ||
| 92P/Sanguin | Comet Sanguin | 1977/10/15 | 2027/07/12 | 2.38 km | ||
| 93P/Lovas 1 | Comet Lovas 1 | 1980/12/05 | 2035/07/23 | |||
| 94P/Russell 4 | Comet Russell 4 | 1984/03/07 | 2029/12/24 | 6.6 | 5.2 km | |
| 95P/Chiron | 2060 Chiron (1977 UB) | 1977/10/18 | 50.76 | 109 km | ||
| 96P/Machholz 1 | Comet Machholz 1 | 1986/05/12 | 2028/05/26 | 5.24 | 6.4 km | |
| 97P/Metcalf-Brewington | Comet Metcalf-Brewington | 1906/11/15 | 2032/08/21 | 3.4 km | ||
| 98P/Takamizawa | Comet Takamizawa | 1984/07/30 | 2028/06/07 | 7.4 | 5.4 km | |
| 99P/Kowal 1 | Comet Kowal 1 | 1977/04/24 | 2037/06/19 | 15.06 | 10.2 km | |
| 100P/Hartley 1 | Comet Hartley 1 | 1985/06/13 | 2028/12/13 | 6.31 | ||
| 101P/Chernykh | Comet Chernykh | 1977/08/19 | 2033/11/30 | 5.6 km | ||
| 102P/Shoemaker 1 | Comet Shoemaker 1 | 1984/09/27 | 2028/02/09 | 3.2 km | ||
| 103P/Hartley 2 | Comet Hartley 2 | 1986/03/15 | 2030/04/05 | 6.47 | 1.6 km | |
| 104P/Kowal 2 | Comet Kowal 2 | 1979/01/27 | 2027/10/08 | 6.18 | 2.0 km | |
| 105P/Singer Brewster | Comet Singer Brewster | 1986/05/03 | 2031/07/13 | 6.46 | 2.2 km | |
| 106P/Schuster | Comet Schuster | 1977/10/09 | 2029/02/01 | 7.31 | 1.88 km | |
| 107P/Wilson-Harrington | Comet Wilson-Harrington (4015) | 1979/11/15 | 2014/02/05 | 4.29 | 4.0 km | |
| 108P/Ciffreo | Comet Ciffreo | 1985/11/08 | 2028/09/22 | 7.26 | 3.2 km | |
| 109P/Swift-Tuttle | Comet Swift-Tuttle | 1862/07/16 | 2126/07/12 | 133.28 | 27.0 km | |
| 110P/Hartley 3 | Comet Hartley 3 | 1988/02/19 | 2028/08/22 | 6.86 | 4.3 km | |
| 112P/Urata-Niijima | Comet Urata-Niijima | 1986/10/30 | 2026/10/04 | 6.64 | 1.8 km | |
| 113P/Spitaler | Comet Spitaler | 1890/11/17 | 2029/06/12 | 7.09 | 2.2 km | |
| 114P/Wiseman-Skiff | Comet Wiseman-Skiff | 1986/12/28 | 2033/05/24 | 6.87 | 1.58 km | |
| 115P/Maury | Comet Maury | 1985/08/16 | 2029/06/02 | 8.79 | 2.22 km | |
| 116P/Wild 4 | Comet Wild 4 | 1990/01/21 | 2029/01/10 | 6.48 | ||
| 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 | Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 1 | 1989/10/02 | 2030/10/24 | 8.29 | 9.0 km | |
| 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 4 | 1991/02/09 | 2029/01/18 | 6.45 | 4.8 km | |
| 119P/Parker-Hartley | Comet Parker-Hartley | 1989/03/02 | 2032/01/20 | 8.84 | ||
| 120P/Mueller 1 | Comet Mueller 1 | 1987/10/18 | 2029/12/22 | 8.39 | 3.0 km | |
| 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 | Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 | 1989/03/09 | 2032/12/27 | 9.96 | 3.24 km | |
| 122P/de Vico | Comet de Vico | 1846/02/20 | 2070/01 | 74.35 | ||
| 123P/West-Hartley | Comet West-Hartley | 1989/05/11 | 2034/04/03 | 7.59 | ||
| 124P/Mrkos | Comet Mrkos | 1991/03/16 | 2032/05/22 | 6.04 | ||
| 125P/Spacewatch | Comet Spacewatch | 1991/09/08 | 2029/09/20 | 5.53 | 1.6 km | |
| 126P/IRAS | Comet IRAS | 1983/06/28 | 2036/11/27 | 13.42 | ||
| 127P/Holt-Olmstead | Comet Holt-Olmstead | 1990/09/14 | 2029/01/10 | 6.40 | ||
| 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1-A | Comet Shoemaker-Holt 1-A | 1987/10/18 | 2027/01/27 | 9.51 | ||
| 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1-B | Comet Shoemaker-Holt 1-B | 1987/10/18 | 2035/12/05 | 9.59 | 4.6 km | |
| 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 3 | 1991/02/07 | 2031/12/21 | 8.96 | ||
| 130P/McNaught-Hughes | Comet McNaught-Hughes | 1991/09/30 | 2030/06/30 | 6.67 | 4.2 km | |
| 131P/Mueller 2 | Comet Mueller 2 | 1990/09/15 | 2033/03/11 | 7.06 | ||
| 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 | Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 2 | 1989/10/30 | 2029/07/11 | 8.28 | ||
| 133P/7968 Elst-Pizarro | 7968 Elst-Pizarro | 1979/07/24 | 5.62 | |||
| 134P/Kowal-Vavrova | Comet Kowal-Vavrova | 1983/05/08 | 2029/11/19 | 15.55 | ||
| 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 8 | 1992/06/13 | 2029/11/24 | 7.50 | 3.8 km | |
| 136P/Mueller 3 | Comet Mueller 3 | 1990/09/17 | 2033/08/18 | 8.59 | ||
| 137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 2 | 1990/10/25 | 2028/07/20 | 9.55 | 5.8 km | |
| 138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 7 | 1991/11/13 | 2033/02/10 | 6.89 | ||
| 139P/Vaisala-Oterma | Comet Vaisala-Oterma | 1939/10/07 | 2027/07/18 | 9.61 | ||
| 140P/Bowell-Skiff | Comet Bowell-Skiff | 1983/03/15 | 2031/10/07 | 16.18 | ||
| 141P/Machholz 2-A | Comet Machholz 2-A | 1994/10/02 | 2031/04/04 | 5.23 | ||
| 141P/Machholz 2-D | Comet Machholz 2-D | 1994/08/30 | 2031/04/04 | 5.22 | ||
| 142P/Ge-Wang | Comet Ge-Wang | 1988/10/11 | 2032/08/10 | 11.05 | ||
| 143P/Kowal-Mrkos | Comet Kowal-Mrkos | 1984/04/23 | 2027/03/31 | 8.93 | ||
| 144P/Kushida | Comet Kushida | 1994/01/07 | 2031/07/22 | 7.60 | ||
| 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 5 | 1991/09/12 | 2034/07/11 | 8.43 | ||
| 146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR | Comet Shoemaker-LINEAR | 1984/11/21 | 2032/09/06 | 8.08 | ||
| 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu | Comet Kushida-Muramatsu | 1993/12/08 | 2030/12/16 | 7.43 | 0.42 km | |
| 148P/Anderson-LINEAR | Comet Anderson-LINEAR | 1963/11/22 | 2029/07/19 | 7.07 | ||
| 149P/Mueller 4 | Comet Mueller 4 | 1992/04/12 | 2028/02/18 | 9.02 | ||
| 150P/LONEOS | Comet LONEOS | 1978/03/06 | 2031/11/04 | 7.67 | ||
| 151P/Helin | Comet Helin | 1987/09/17 | 2029/10/05 | 14.10 | 8.4 km | |
| 152P/Helin-Lawrence | Comet Helin-Lawrence | 1993/05/17 | 2031/07/23 | 9.54 | ||
| 153P/Ikeya-Zhang | Comet Ikeya-Zhang | 1661/02/03 | 2367 | 366.51 | ||
| 154P/Brewington | Comet Brewington | 1992/08/28 | 2035/07/19 | 10.78 | ||
| 155P/Shoemaker 3 | Comet Shoemaker 3 | 1986/01/10 | 2036/09/25 | 17.09 | ||
| 156P/Russell-LINEAR | Comet Russell-LINEAR | 1986/09/03 | 2027/04/27 | 6.82 | ||
| 157P/Tritton | Comet Tritton | 2003/10/06 | 2028/10/06 | 6.31 | ||
| 158P/Kowal-LINEAR | Comet Kowal-LINEAR | 1979/07/24 | 2033/05/02 | 10.26 | ||
| 159P/LONEOS | Comet LONEOS | 1989/12/17 | 2032/08/03 | 14.32 | ||
| 160P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 1991/09/30 | 2028/07/06 | 7.92 | ||
| 161P/Hartley-IRAS | Comet Hartley-IRAS | 1984/01/07 | 2026/11 | 21.43 | ||
| 162P/Siding Spring | Comet Siding Spring | 1990/03/23 | 2031/07/17 | 5.32 | ||
| 163P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 1990/10/24 | 2033/05/14 | 7.30 | ||
| 164P/Christensen | Comet Christensen | 2004/10/19 | 2032/06/06 | 6.97 | ||
| 165P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2000/01/02 | 2077/02 | 76.69 | ||
| 166P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2001/08/27 | 2054/01 | 51.73 | ||
| 167P/CINEOS | Comet CINEOS | 2002/06/12 | 2066/03 | 64.85 | ||
| 168P/Hergenrother | Comet Hergenrother 1 | 1998/11/21 | 2033/06/13 | 6.90 | ||
| 169P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 1989/03/07 | 2030/12/04 | 4.20 | ||
| 170P/Christensen | Comet Christensen | 2005/06/17 | 2031/11/28 | 8.63 | ||
| 171P/Spahr | Comet Spahr | 1998/11/13 | 2032/06/14 | 6.69 | ||
| 172P/Yeung | Comet Yeung | 1993/10/20 | 2034/04/09 | 6.58 | ||
| 173P/Mueller 5 | Comet Mueller 5 | 1992/09/25 | 2035/07/27 | 13.63 | ||
| 174P/60558 Echeclus | 60558 Echeclus (2000 EC98) | 2000/03/03 | 34.96 | |||
| 175P/Hergenrother | Comet Hergenrother 2 | 2000/01/04 | 2032/06/30 | 6.51 | ||
| 176P/118401 LINEAR (1999 RE70) | 118401 LINEAR | 1999/09/07 | 5.71 | |||
| 177P/Barnard | Comet Barnard | 1889/06/24 | 2126 | 119.67 | ||
| 178P/Hug-Bell | Comet Hug-Bell | 1999/10/10 | 2027/07/10 | 7.03 | ||
| 179P/Jedicke | Comet Jedicke | 1995/01/08 | 2036/12/02 | 14.31 | ||
| 180P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 1955/05/14 | 2031/02/08 | 7.45 | ||
| 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 6 | 1991/11/06 | 2029/06/24 | 7.53 | ||
| 182P/LONEOS | Comet LONEOS | 2001/10/26 | 2027/03/06 | 5.02 | ||
| 183P/Korlevic-Juric | Comet Korlevic-Juric | 1954/02/26 | 2027/05/25 | 9.58 | ||
| 184P/Lovas 2 | Comet Lovas 2 | 1986/12/02 | 2026/10/16 | 6.62 | 6.2 km | |
| 185P/Petriew | Comet Petriew | 2001/06/12 | 2028/12/29 | 5.46 | ||
| 186P/Garradd | Comet Garradd | 1975/05/31 | 2030/05/28 | 10.62 | ||
| 187P/NEAT | Comet LINEAR | 1999/05/12 | 2027/11/13 | 9.68 | ||
| 188P/LINEAR-Mueller | Comet LINEAR-Mueller | 1998/09/17 | 2035/06/10 | 9.13 | ||
| 189P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2002/07/30 | 2027/06/25 | 4.99 | ||
| 190P/Mueller | Comet Mueller | 1998/09/14 | 2033/09/29 | 8.73 | ||
| 191P/McNaught | Comet McNaught | 2000/08/05 | 2027/08/14 | 6.64 | ||
| 192P/Shoemaker-Levy 1 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1 | 1990/10/24 | 2040/12/13 | 17.29 | ||
| 193P/LINEAR-NEAT | Comet LINEAR-NEAT | 2001/08/17 | 2028/06/01 | 6.56 | ||
| 194P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2000/01/27 | 2032/03/18 | 8.03 | ||
| 195P/Hill | Comet Hill | 1993/02/26 | 2042/03/06 | 16.49 | ||
| 196P/Tichy | Comet Tichy | 2000/09/24 | 2030/02/09 | 7.36 | ||
| 197P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2003/05/23 | 2027/10/26 | 4.85 | ||
| 198P/ODAS | Comet ODAS | 1998/12/15 | 2032/06/15 | 6.78 | ||
| 199P/Shoemaker 4 | Comet Shoemaker 4 | 1994/05/14 | 2038/04/08 | 14.53 | ||
| 200P/Larsen | Comet Larsen | 1997/11/03 | 2030/06/13 | 10.92 | ||
| 201P/LONEOS | Comet LONEOS | 2001/08/09 | 2027/12/01 | 6.47 | ||
| 202P/Scotti | Comet Scotti | 1929/11/27 | 2031/02/03 | 7.32 | ||
| 203P/Korlevic | Comet Korlevic | 1999/11/03 | 2030/02/09 | 10.01 | ||
| 204P/LINEAR-NEAT | Comet LINEAR-NEAT | 2001/10/13 | 2029/12/03 | 7.00 | ||
| 205P/Giacobini | Comet Giacobini | 1896/09/04 | 2028/09/21 | 6.66 | ||
| 205P/Giacobini-A | Comet Giacobini-A | 2008/09/11 | 2028/09/02 | 6.66 | ||
| 205P/Giacobini-B | Comet Giacobini-B | 2008/09/17 | 2029/03/17 | 6.84 | ||
| 205P/Giacobini-C | Comet Giacobini-C | 1896/09/04 | 2028/09/02 | 6.66 | ||
| 206P/Barnard-Boattini | Comet Barnard-Boattini | 1892/10/16 | 2032/01/20 | 5.81 | ||
| 207P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2000/1007 | 2031/09/14 | 7.66 | ||
| 208P/McMillan | Comet McMillan | 2000/09/23 | 2032/10/19 | 8.11 | ||
| 209P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2004/02/03 | 2029/07/15 | 5.09 | ||
| 210P/Christensen | Comet Christensen | 2003/05/26 | 2031/07/06 | 5.71 | ||
| 211P/Hill | Comet Hill | 2008/12/04 | 2029/07/05 | 6.73 | ||
| 212P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2000/12/01 | 2032/03/25 | 7.78 | ||
| 213P/Van Ness | Comet Van Ness | 2005/08/04 | 2029/12/27 | 6.34 | ||
| 213P/Van Ness-B | Comet Van Ness-B | 2011/07/12 | 2030/06/12 | 6.33 | ||
| 214P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/01/15 | 2029/07/10 | 6.84 | ||
| 215P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 1994/09/11 | 2028/10/27 | 8.07 | ||
| 216P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2001/02/01 | 2031/09/02 | 7.65 | ||
| 217P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2001/06/21 | 2033/03/27 | 7.83 | ||
| 218P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2003/04/29 | 2031/08/28 | 6.11 | ||
| 219P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/06/05 | 2031/01/30 | 6.98 | ||
| 220P/McNaught | Comet McNaught | 2004/05/20 | 2031/12/10 | 5.50 | ||
| 221P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/04/14 | 2028/06/22 | 6.50 | ||
| 222P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2004/12/07 | 2028/12/26 | 4.83 | ||
| 223P/Skiff | Comet Skiff | 2001/07/27 | 2027/07/08 | 8.42 | ||
| 224P/LINEAR-NEAT | Comet LINEAR-NEAT | 2003/11/20 | 2028/06/28 | 6.11 | ||
| 225P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/09/29 | 2030/08/01 | 6.68 | ||
| 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski | Comet Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski | 2003/01/05 | 2031/04/26 | 7.09 | ||
| 227P/Catalina-LINEAR | Comet Catalina-LINEAR | 1997/01/15 | 2030/11/29 | 6.79 | ||
| 228P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2001/12/09 | 2028/08/29 | 8.49 | ||
| 229P/Gibbs | Comet Gibbs | 2001/08/23 | 2032/12/24 | 7.78 | ||
| 230P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 1997/01/10 | 2028/06/02 | 6.27 | ||
| 231P/LINEAR-NEAT | Comet LINEAR-NEAT | 1950/04/20 | 2027/07/13 | 8.08 | ||
| 232P/Hill | Comet Hill | 1999/12/12 | 2028/09/30 | 9.49 | ||
| 233P/La Sagra | Comet La Sagra | 2005/02/09 | 2031/04/16 | 5.29 | ||
| 234P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2001/12/26 | 2032/04/28 | 7.46 | ||
| 235P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2001/12/26 | 2032/05/31 | 8.00 | ||
| 236P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2003/09/27 | 2032/04/14 | 7.20 | ||
| 237P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/05/17 | 2029/12/11 | 7.22 | ||
| 238P/Read | Comet Read | 2005/10/23 | 2028/01/21 | 5.63 | ||
| 239P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 1999/11/14 | 2028/06/21 | 9.43 | ||
| 240P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2002/10/05 | 2033/07/22 | 7.60 | ||
| 241P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 1999/10/30 | 2032/07/16 | 10.79 | ||
| 242P/Spahr | Comet Spahr | 1997/10/29 | 2037/10/24 | 13.31 | ||
| 243P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2003/08/01 | 2033/08/31 | 7.50 | ||
| 244P/Scotti | Comet Scotti | 2000/11/29 | 2033/08/26 | 11.00 | ||
| 245P/WISE | Comet WISE | 2002/08/27 | 2034/03/15 | 8.03 | ||
| 246P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2003/03/07 | 2029/03/27 | 8.06 | ||
| 247P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/11/05 | 2026/10/22 | 7.98 | ||
| 248P/Gibbs | Comet Gibbs | 1996/09/14 | 2040/06/30 | 14.63 | ||
| 249P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2006/10/19 | 2029/09/24 | 4.63 | ||
| 250P/Larson | Comet Larson | 1995/12/22 | 2032/07/03 | 7.20 | ||
| 251P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2004/04/17 | 2030/08/02 | 6.52 | ||
| 252P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2000/04/07 | 2026/11/04 | 5.34 | ||
| 253P/PANSTARRS | Comet PANSTARRS | 1998/09/14 | 2031/04/08 | 6.46 | ||
| 254P/McNaught | Comet McNaught | 1980/10/05 | 2030/08/27 | 10.09 | ||
| 255P/Levy | Comet Levy | 2006/10/02 | 2027/10/21 | 5.29 | ||
| 256P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2003/01/27 | 2033/02/23 | 9.93 | ||
| 257P/Catalina | Comet Catalina | 2005/04/17 | 2027/12/18 | 7.28 | ||
| 258P/PANSTARRS | Comet PANSTARRS | 2002/03/11 | 2029/09/13 | 9.22 | ||
| 259P/Garradd | Comet Garradd | 2008/07/15 | 2031/02/09 | 4.50 | ||
| 260P/McNaught | Comet McNaught | 2005/05/20 | 2026/09/28 | 7.07 | ||
| 261P/Larson | Comet Larson | 2005/07/03 | 2032/09/11 | 6.79 | ||
| 262P/McNaught-Russell | Comet McNaught-Russell | 1994/12/12 | 2031/03/24 | 18.27 | ||
| 263P/Gibbs | Comet Gibbs | 2006/11/10 | 2028/06/11 | 5.27 | ||
| 264P/Larsen | Comet Larsen | 2004/04/22 | 2027/03/28 | 7.68 | ||
| 265P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2003/07/29 | 2029/12/26 | 8.77 | ||
| 266P/Christensen | Comet Christensen | 2006/10/27 | 2026/12/09 | 6.63 | ||
| 267P/LONEOS | Comet LONEOS | 2006/08/29 | 2030/07/20 | 5.97 | ||
| 268P/Bernardi | Comet Bernardi | 2004/09/22 | 2034/10/18 | 9.55 | ||
| 269P/Jedicke | Comet Jedicke | 1993/10/12 | 2034/04/19 | 19.25 | ||
| 270P/Gehrels | Comet Gehrels | 1997/02/01 | 2031/01/16 | 17.53 | ||
| 271P/van Houten-Lemmon | Comet van Houten-Lemmon | 1960/09/24 | 2031/11/28 | 18.37 | ||
| 272P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2003/12/01 | 2031/11/26 | 9.40 | ||
| 273P/Pons-Gambart | Comet Pons-Gambart | 1827/06/21 | 2200 | 187.47 | ||
| 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra | Comet Tombaugh-Tenagra | 1931/01/12 | 2031/05/22 | 9.12 | ||
| 275P/Hermann | Comet Hermann | 1999/02/15 | 2026/09/25 | 13.84 | ||
| 276P/Vorobjov | Comet Vorobjov | 2000/12/19 | 2037/03/31 | 12.43 | ||
| 277P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2005/09/15 | 2028/08/01 | 7.60 | ||
| 278P/McNaught | Comet McNaught | 2006/05/22 | 2027/10/29 | 7.09 | ||
| 279P/La Sagra | Comet La Sagra | 2002/07/11 | 2030/01/19 | 6.76 | ||
| 280P/Larsen | Comet Larsen | 2004/04/19 | 2033/02/14 | 9.58 | ||
| 281P/MOSS | Comet MOSS | 2000/11/17 | 2033/10/05 | 10.72 | ||
| 282P/323137 2003 BM80 | Comet 323137 2003 BM80 | 2001/12/18 | 8.76 | |||
| 283P/Spacewatch | Comet Spacewatch | 1996/02/17 | 2030/01/30 | 8.41 | ||
| 284P/McNaught | Comet McNaught | 2006/04/25 | 2028/09/28 | 7.07 | ||
| 285P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2003/09/19 | 2032/08/11 | 9.59 | ||
| 286P/Christensen | Comet Christensen | 2005/06/03 | 2030/09/17 | 8.35 | ||
| 287P/Christensen | Comet Christensen | 2006/08/30 | 2032/01/07 | 8.51 | ||
| 288P/300163 (2006 VW139) | Comet 300163 | 2000/09/03 | 5.32 | |||
| 289P/Blanpain | Comet Blanpain | 2003/10/25 | 2030/08/02 | 5.32 | ||
| 290P/Jager | Comet Jager | 1998/10/24 | 2029/04/19 | 15.03 | ||
| 291P/NEAT | Comet NEAT | 2003/07/29 | 2033/05/17 | 9.74 | ||
| 292P/Li | Comet Li | 1998/09/03 | 2029/04/19 | 15.18 | ||
| 293P/Spacewatch | Comet Spacewatch | 2006/11/15 | 2027/11/27 | 6.92 | ||
| 294P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2008/01/13 | 2031/05/11 | 5.71 | ||
| 295P/LINEAR | Comet LINEAR | 2002/01/06 | 2026/10/08 | 12.36 | ||
| 296P/Garradd | Comet Garradd | 2001/06/30 | 2027/04/14 | 6.55 | ||
| P/1994 N2 | Comet McNaught-Hartley | 1994/07/05 | 2015/10/24 | |||
| P/1997 G1 | Comet Montani | 2016/10/09 | ||||
| P/1997 T3 | Comet Lagerkvist-Carsenty | 1997/10/05 | 2015/05/08 | |||
| P/1998 QP54 | Comet LONEOS-Tucker | 1998/08/02 | 2015/12/26 | |||
| P/1999 J6 | Comet SOHO | 1999/05/10 | 2032/02/26 | |||
| P/1999 R1 | Comet SOHO | 1991/09/04 | 2015/09/04 | |||
| P/1999 V1 | Comet Catalina | 2016/08/31 | ||||
| P/2000 O3 | Comet SOHO | 2016/07/01 | ||||
| P/2001 BB50 | Comet LINEAR-NEAT | 2001/01/21 | 2014/09/03 | |||
| P/2001 H5 | Comet NEAT | 2001/03/20 | 2030/06/23 | |||
| P/2001 Q11 | Comet NEAT | 2001/08/18 | 2014/04/23 | |||
| P/2002 AR2 | Comet LINEAR | 2002/01/06 | 2014/05/15 | |||
| P/2002 Q1 | Comet Van Ness | 2002/08/17 | 2015/12/10 | |||
| P/2003 O3 | Comet LINEAR | 2003/07/30 | 2014/07/24 | |||
| P/2003 T12 | Comet SOHO | 2003/10/16 | 2028/07/19 | |||
| P/2003 U3 | Comet NEAT | 2003/10/17 | 2014/10/15 | |||
| P/2003 WC7 | Comet LINEAR-Catalina | 2003/11/18 | 2015/12/04 | |||
| P/2004 FY140 | Comet LINEAR | 2004/03/27 | 2037/08/06 | |||
| P/2004 R1 | Comet McNaught | 2004/09/02 | 2015/08/12 | |||
| P/2004 V1 | Comet P/Skiff | 2004/10/07 | 2014/11/20 | |||
| P/2004 VR8 | Comet LONEOS | 2005/09/02 | 2016/12/07 | |||
| P/2005 JQ5 | Comet Catalina | 2005/05/06 | 2014/05/30 | |||
| P/2005 Q4 | Comet LINEAR | 2005/08/31 | 2015/02/16 | |||
| P/2005 RV25 | Comet LONEOS-Christensen | 2005/09/11 | 2015/10/28 | |||
| P/2005 S3 | Comet Read | 2006/01/08 | 2016/11/01 | |||
| P/2006 S6 | Comet Hill | 2006/08/29 | 2015/04/18 | |||
| P/2007 H3 | Comet Garradd | 2007/03/28 | 2014/03/01 | |||
| P/2007 R2 | Comet Gibbs | 2007/09/10 | 2014/01/15 | |||
| P/2007 R3 | Comet Gibbs | 2007/07/06 | 2016/05/27 | |||
| P/2007 S1 | Comet Zhao | 2007/09/08 | 2030/02/16 | |||
| P/2007 V2 | Comet Hill | 2007/10/14 | 2015/10/23 | |||
| P/2008 J2 | Comet Beshore | 2008/05/06 | 2014/08/30 | |||
| P/2008 J3 | Comet McNaught | 2016/11/22 | ||||
| P/2008 Q2 | Comet Ory | 2008/08/27 | 2014/08/24 | |||
| P/2008 QP20 | Comet LINEAR-Hill | 2008/08/25 | 2015/05/17 | |||
| P/2008 S1 | Comet Catalina-McNaught | 2008/05/02 | 2015/07/01 | |||
| P/2008 T1 | Comet Boattini | 2008/02/26 | 2016/11/18 | |||
| P/2008 WZ96 | Comet LINEAR | 2008/11/30 | 2015/03/25 | |||
| P/2008 Y2 | Comet Gibbs | 2008/12/01 | 2015/11/06 | |||
| P/2009 K1 | Comet Gibbs | 2009/06/25 | 2016/07/24 | |||
| P/2009 L2 | Comet Yang-Gao | 2009/06/15 | 2015/08/15 | |||
| P/2009 Q4 | Comet Boattini | 2009/08/26 | 2015/06/13 | |||
| P/2009 S2 | Comet McNaught | 2009/06/23 | 2017/12/21 | |||
| P/2009 WX51 | Comet Catalina | 2009/11/22 | 2031/09/22 | |||
| P/2010 B2 | Comet WISE | 2010/01/22 | 2015/06/13 | |||
| P/2010 D1 | Comet WISE | 2017/12/18 | ||||
| P/2010 K2 | Comet WISE | 2010/05/27 | 2015/08/13 | |||
| P/2010 R2 | Comet La Sagra | 2010/08/12 | 2015/11/30 | |||
| P/2010 V1 | Comet Ikeya-Murakami | 2010/10/13 | 2016/02/26 | |||
| P/2011 A2 | Comet Scotti | 2010/12/22 | 2016/06/14 | |||
| P/2011 S1 | Comet Gibbs | 2010/09/29 | 2040/01 | |||
| P/2012 F5 | Comet Gibbs | 2009/09/17 | 2015/06/13 | |||
| P/2013 N3 | Comet PanSTARRS | 2013/07/06 | 2034/05 | |||
| P/2013 P5 | Comet PanSTARRS | 2013/08/15 | 2014/04/15 | |||
| D/1766 G1 | Comet Helfenzrieder | 1766/04/09 | Lost | 4.35 | ||
| D/1770 L1 | Comet Lexell | 1770/06/15 | Lost | 5.60 | ||
| D/1884 O1 | Comet Barnard | 1884/07/24 | Lost | 5.38 | ||
| D/1886 K1 | Comet Brooks | 1886/05/25 | Lost | 5.44 | ||
| D/1894 F1 | Comet Denning | 1894/03/27 | 7.40 | |||
| D/1895 Q1 | Comet Swift | 1895/08/24 | Lost | 7.20 | ||
| D/1918 W1 | Comet Schorr | 1918/11/23 | Lost | 6.67 | ||
| D/1921 H1 | Comet Dubiago | 1921/05/23 | 22.00 | |||
| D/1952 B1 | Comet Harrington-Wilson | 1952/01/30 | Lost | 6.35 | ||
| D/1977 C1 | Comet Skiff-Kosai | 1977/02/13 | Lost | 7.54 | ||
| D/1978 R1 | Comet Haneda-Campos | 1978/07/30 | Lost | 5.97 | ||
| D/1993 F2 | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 | 1993/03/24 | Lost | 17.99 |
Next perihelion dates were recalculated on 23 September 2026 from orbital elements published by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Small-Body Database. Comets with orbits shorter than 20 years are given to the day. Longer orbits are given only to the month or the year, because the pull of the planets makes a finer prediction unreliable that far ahead. Comets marked Lost have not been seen since their last recorded return.
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