The table list the provisional number for the comet, the day (UT) and month of the first (discovery) observation, the year and comet identification, the LASCO or STEREO coronagraph on which it was discovered, the discoverer (additional names are independent discoverers), with the number of their discoveries given in brackets following the name, and finally the date of discovery.
SOHO Observed Des C G Observers Discovered
4968 02/01/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan January 2
4969 02/01/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan January 2
4970 06/01/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan January 6
28/12/2023 SW O Vladimir Bezugly January 7 = 12P/Pons-Brooks
4971 07/01/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan January 7
U 12/01/2024 C3 K Zesheng Yang January 13
4972 14/01/2024 C3 K Robert Pickard January 14
4973 16/01/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan January 16
4974 24/01/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan January 24
4975 25/01/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan January 25
4976 29/01/2024 C2 O Hanjie Tan January 29
4977 01/02/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan February 1
4978 01/02/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan, Jiangao Ruan, Michal Biesiada, Eryk Banach February 1
4979 03/02/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan February 3
4980 04/02/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod February 4
4981 04/02/2024 C3 K Robert Pickard February 4
4982 08/02/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod February 8
4983 08/02/2024 C3 K Eryk Banach, Hanjie Tan February 8
4984 11/02/2024 C3 K Zesheng Yang February 11
4985 14/02/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod February 14
4986 17/02/2024 C2 D Hanjie Tan February 17
4987 16/02/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan February 17
4988 19/02/2024 C3 K Eryk Banach February 19
4989 24/02/2024 C2 D Hanjie Tan February 24
4990 27/02/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan February 27
136 21/02/2024 H1 K Robert Pickard February ??
4991 02/03/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan March 2
4992 02/03/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan March 2
4993 07/03/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan March 7
U 10/03/2024 C3 K Masanori Uchina March 10
4994 13/03/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan March 13
4995 14/03/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan March 14
4996 14/03/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan March 14
4997 21/03/2024 C2 K Robert Pickard March 21
4998 22/03/2024 C3 D Jiangao Ruan March 22
4999 23/03/2024 C3 O Jiangao Ruan March 23
C 23/03/2024 C2 D Hanjie Tan March 23 = 4998
5000 25/03/2024 C2 D Hanjie Tan March 25
5001 26/03/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan March 26
5002 26/03/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan March 26
5003 28/03/2024 C2 Y Michal Biesiada March 28
5005 28/03/2024 C2 K Eryk Banach, Hanjie Tan March 28
5004 28/03/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan March 28
C 29/03/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan March 29 = 5004
C 25/03/2024 SW O Vladimir Bezugly April 1 = 13P/Olbers
5006 01/04/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan April 1
5007 03/04/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan, Eryk Banach, Zesheng Yang April 3
5008 08/04/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod April 8
5009 13/04/2024 C2 K Zhijian Xu April 13
5010 24/04/2024 C3 K Zhijian Xu April 24
U 30/04/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan April 30
5011 30/04/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod April 30
5012 02/05/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan May 2
5013 05/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan May 5
5014 06/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan, Eryk Banach May 6
5015 06/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan May 6
5016 10/05/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan May 10
5017 11/05/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan May 11
5018 14/05/2024 C2 K Worachate Boonplod May 14
5019 17/05/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan May 17
5020 18/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan, Eryk Banach May 18
5021 20/05/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod May 20
5022 21/05/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan May 21
5023 22/05/2024 C2 D Eryk Banach May 22 = 511 = 1429 ?
5024 23/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan May 23
5025 24/05/2024 C2 K Zesheng Yang May 24
01/06/1999 C2 O Hanjie Tan May 24
16/05/2008 C2 R Hanjie Tan May 24
10/04/2006 C2 R Hanjie Tan May 24
24/07/2018 C2 D Hanjie Tan May 24
04/06/2011 C2 Y Hanjie Tan May 24
11/10/2012 C2 Y Hanjie Tan May 24
17/08/2016 C2 Y Hanjie Tan May 24
07/02/2019 C2 Y Hanjie Tan May 24
30/08/2019 C2 Y Hanjie Tan May 24
18/09/1997 C2 Y Hanjie Tan May 24
5026 26/05/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod May 26
5027 26/05/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod May 26
5028 27/05/2024 C2 K Zesheng Yang, Hanjie Tan May 27
5029 28/05/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan May 28
5030 29/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan May 29
5031 29/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan May 29
5032 30/05/2024 C2 K Eryk Banach May 30
5033 31/05/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan May 31
5034 02/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 2
5035 02/06/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan June 2
5036 03/06/2024 C2 D Jiangao Ruan June 3
5037 06/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 6
5038 09/06/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan June 9
5039 11/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 11
5040 12/06/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan, Hanjie Tan June 12
5041 13/06/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan, Hanjie Tan June 13
5042 13/06/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan June 13
5043 14/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 14
5044 14/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 14
5045 15/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 15
5046 16/06/2024 C2 O Hanjie Tan June 16
5047 16/06/2024 C2 K Rafal Biros June 16
5048 19/06/2024 C2 K Eryk Banach June 19
5049 21/06/2024 C2 K Hanjie Tan June 21
5050 22/06/2024 C2 K Zhijian Xu June 22
5051 24/06/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan June 24
5052 24/06/2024 C2 K Jiangao Ruan June 24
5053 29/06/2024 C3 K Zhijian Xu June 29
5054 30/06/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan June 30
5055 30/06/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan June 30
5056 08/07/2024 C2 K Zesheng Yang July 8
5057 08/07/2024 C3 K Robert Pickard July 8
5058 08/07/2024 C2 K Sudeshi Seneviratne July 8
5059 11/07/2024 C3 K Worachate Boonplod July 11
5060 12/07/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan July 12
5061 14/07/2024 C3 O Jiangao Ruan July 14
5062 17/07/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan July 17
5063 17/07/2024 C3 K Rafal Biros July 17
5064 19/07/2024 C2 Y Jiangao Ruan July 19
5065 25/07/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan July 25
28/07/2024 C2 Y Jiangao Ruan July 28
01/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 1
02/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 2
06/08/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan August 6
07/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 7
07/08/2024 C2 Y Jiangao Ruan August 7
10/08/2024 C3 K Zhijian Xu August 10
11/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 11
06/08/2024 SW O Hanjie Tan August 16
19/08/2024 C3 K Zesheng Yang August 19
21/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 21
25/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 25
27/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 27
28/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 28
31/08/2024 C2 Y Worachate Boonplod August 31
31/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 31
31/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 31
31/08/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan August 31
01/09/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan September 1
02/09/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan September 2
04/09/2024 C3 K Robert Pickard September 4
08/09/2024 C3 K Robert Pickard September 8
09/09/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan September 9
10/09/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan September 10
15/09/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan September 15
15/09/2024 C3 K Jiangao Ruan September 15
15/09/2024 C2 O Jiangao Ruan September 15
16/09/2024 C3 K Hanjie Tan September 16
22/09/2024 C2 Y Eryk Banach September 22
The column headed Des is the half month or other designation of the comet.
The column headed C gives the SOHO instrument (C2 or C3 for the LASCO
coronagraphs, SW for SWAN, H1 or H2 for STEREO) and PW for Parker Solar Probe -
WISPR, that the comet was discovered in.
The column headed G indicates if it is a provisional member of the Kreutz
group (K), Meyer group (Y), Marsden group (D), Kracht (R) or other comet (O).
P in the SOHO number column indicates the discovery is pending, C indicates
that it is confirmed, but not yet numbered, U indicates that is was not
confirmed, X that it was confirmed, but there were insufficient observations.
Note that my observer count also includes X/ comets which are not counted as confirmed comets by the SOHO team. Where two or more people report discoveries nearly simultaneously, up to the first three observers are credited here. Where discoverers are clearly not following the SOHO or BAA Comet Section guidelines, they are not credited here at all. If initial reports don't include sufficient positions others may also be credited.
Official milestones:
First comet - Sudeshi Seneviratne
It is possible that there are further comets to be found in the archival data, most likely non-group comets, but there may still be some Kreutz comets. AI scanning during 2022 and 2023 is however likely to have mopped most of them up, however there are non-group comets to find, including some that may be periodic.