British Astronomical Association
Comet Section

2023 News

Jan 02  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Jan 03  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 03  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 07  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 08  Trygve Prestgard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 10  Discovery of 2022 W2 (ATLAS) reported
Jan 10  Discovery of 2022 W3 (Leonard) reported
Jan 10  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jan 12  Discovery of 2022 Y1 (Hogan) reported
Jan 14  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 16  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 18  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 22  Discovery of 2023 A1 (Leonard) reported
Jan 24  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 25  Discovery of 2023 B1 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Jan 26  Vladimir Bezugly reports a possible comet in SWAN images at small solar elongation
Jan 26  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jan 28  Worachate Boonplod reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 29  Worachate Boonplod reports two non-group comets in real time C3 images
Jan 30  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 30  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet fragment in real time C3 images
Jan 30  Hanjie Tan reports a non-group comet fragment in real time C3 images
Jan 31  Discovery of 2022 Y2 (Lemmon) reported
Feb 01  Cometary activity reported in A/2022 T1
Feb 06  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 07  Discovery of 2023 B2 (ATLAS) reported
Feb 07  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in delayed C3 images
Feb 08  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 09  Hanjie Tan reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 10  Cometary activity reported in 2021 PE20
Feb 14  Discovery of A/2019 N2 reported
Feb 15  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 17  Discovery of 2023 B3 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Feb 21  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 21  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 23  Discovery of 2023 A2 (SWAN) confirmed
Feb 23  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 24  Discovery of 2018 S3 (TESS) finally confirmed
Feb 28  Discovery of 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reported
Mar 06  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 06  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 12  Discovery of 2023 E1 (ATLAS) reported
Mar 14  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 14  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 16  Designation change of 1951 G1 (Groeneveld) reported
Mar 18  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
Mar 19  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Mar 21  Hanjie Tan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 21  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 23  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 24  Discovery of 2023 C1 (P/Jahn) reported
Mar 25  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in archival C2 images
Mar 25  Hanjie Tan reports three Meyer group comets in archival C2 images
Mar 25  Hanjie Tan reports three non-group comets in archival C2 images
Mar 26  Discovery of 2023 C2 (ATLAS) reported
Mar 27  Designation of 1971 M1 (Edwards) reported
Mar 27  Cometary activity reported in 2010 VH95 (P/Catalina)
Mar 29  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 02  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 06  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 06  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in archival C3 images
Apr 07  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Apr 09  Hanjie Tan and Robert Pickard report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 12  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 14  Hanjie Tan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 16  Zesheng Yang reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 17  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 18  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 18  Rob Matson reports a comet in SWAN images
Apr 20  Jiangao Ruan, Zesheng Yang and Robert Pickard report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 20  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 23  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 24  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 26  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 27  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 28  2010 OE101 = 2021 LJ31 designated as a comet P/WISE
Apr 28  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 28  Discovery of 2020 H11 (PanSTARRS-Lemmon) reported
Apr 29  2022 BV9 designated as a comet P/Lemmon
May 01  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 02  Michal Biesiada reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 03  SWAN comet designated as 2018 HT3 (P/NEOWISE)
May 03  Trygve Prestgard reports a Kreutz group comet in archival C2 images
May 08  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 09  Zesheng Yang reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
May 10  Designation of comet Groenveld-Palamor = 1951 G2 = 1952 C1
May 12  Discovery of 2023 H1 (PanSTARRS) reported
May 12  Identification of 2019 M4 (TESS) reported
May 12  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 14  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 15  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 16  Designation of 1808 R1 (Pons) reported
May 18  Discovery of 2023 F2 (SOHO) reported
May 18  Worachate Boonplod reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
May 19  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 20  Redesignation of 2014 OL465 as a comet P/PanSTARRS
May 22  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 22  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 23  Hanjie Tan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
May 24  Discovery of 2022 V2 (Lemmon) reported
May 24  Discovery of 2023 H2 (Lemmon) reported
May 24  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 25  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 26  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 26  Hanjie Tan, Jiangao Ruan and Robert Pickard report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 27  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in archival C2 images
May 27  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 28  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 29  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 30  Discovery of 2023 H3 (PanSTARRS) reported
May 31  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 03  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 05  Discovery of 2023 K1 (ATLAS) reported
Jun 07  Discovery of 2023 H4 (A/PanSTARRS) reported
Jun 07  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 08  Hanjie Tan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
Jun 08  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 08  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 09  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 10  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 10  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 11  Rafal Biros reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 12  Robert Pickard and Hanjie Tan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 12  Recovery of 2008 L2 as 2023 L1 (P/Hill) reported
Jun 12  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 12  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 12  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 15  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 16  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 17  Guy Hurst, Editor of The Astronomer magazine, awarded British Empire Medal
Jun 18  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 19  Discovery of 2023 H5 (Lemmon) reported
Jun 19  Zesheng Yang reports three Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
Jun 19  Zesheng Yang reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 20  Discovery of 2023 M1 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Jun 23  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 26  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 27  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 28  Jiangao Ruan reports three Kreutz group comets in archival C2 images
Jun 29  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 29  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 01  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 01  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Jul 03  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 03  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 03  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 04  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 05  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 06  Discovery of 2023 M2 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Jul 07  Recovery of 2015 T3 (P/PanSTARRS) as 2023 M3 reported
Jul 15  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 19  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 20  Discovery of 2023 F3 (ATLAS) reported
Jul 21  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 22  Discovery of 2023 M4 (P/ATLAS) reported
Jul 22  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 24  Jiangao Ruan and Zhijian Xu report a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 25  Robert Pickard reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Jul 27  Recovery of 2010 TO20 (P/LINEAR-Grauer) as 2023 H6 reported
Jul 27  Recovery of 2004 V3 (P/Siding Spring) as 2023 O1 reported
Jul 29  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 30  Hanjie Tan and Zesheng Yang report a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 04  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 07  Cometary activity reported in 2015 XG422 (P/PanSTARRS)
Aug 07  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in archival C2 images
Aug 08  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in archival C2 images
Aug 08  Jiangao Ruan reports a Marsden group comet in archival C2 images
Aug 11  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 11  Jiangao Ruan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 13  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 14  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 15  Discovery of 2023 P1 (Nishimura) confirmed by MPC
Aug 16  Robert Pickard reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 19  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 22  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 24  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 26  Recovery of 2014 W1 (P/PanSTARRS) as 2023 O2 reported
Aug 28  Recovery of 13P/Olbers reported
Aug 28  Zhijian Xu reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 29  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Sep 04  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 06  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 08  Cometary activity in 2023 KF3 reported
Sep 12  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Sep 12  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 14  Discovery of 2023 R1 (PanSTARRS) reported
Sep 17  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 18  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in archival C2 images
Sep 23  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 26  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 27  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Sep 29  Discovery of 2023 S1 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Sep 30  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 image
Sep 30  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 30  Szymon Liwo reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 01  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 02  Discovery of 2023 S2 (ATLAS) reported
Oct 03  Discovery of 2023 R2 (PanSTARRS) reported
Oct 03  Discovery of 2023 Q1 (PanSTARRS) reported
Oct 05  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 06  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 07  Szymon Liwo reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 07  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 08  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 10  Trygve Prestgard reports two Kreutz group comet fragments in real time C2 images
Oct 10  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 11  Discovery of 2023 R3 (A/PanSTARRS) reported
Oct 12  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 13  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 15  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
Oct 16  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 16  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 17  Discovery of 2023 T1 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Oct 21  Discovery of 2023 T2 (Borisov) reported
Oct 21  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 22  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 23  Worachate Boonplod reports a non-group comet in real time C2 image
Oct 23  Robert Pickard reports a non-group comet in real time C2 image
Oct 23  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 24  Zesheng Yang reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
Oct 25  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 27  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 28  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 29  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 29  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 30  2023 RL75 linked to 2002 T6 (P/NEAT-LINEAR)
Oct 30  Hanjie Tan and Zesheng Yang report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 30  Discovery of 2023 Q2 (PanSTARRS) reported
Oct 30  Discovery of 2023 U1 (Fuls) reported
Oct 30  Discovery of 2023 T3 (Fuls) reported
Nov 01  Discovery of 2023 S3 (Lemmon) reported
Nov 01  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 01  Hanjie Tan reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Nov 02  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Nov 02  Guillermo Stenborg discovers a non-group in Parker Solar Probe images
Nov 03  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 04  Discovery of 2023 V1 (Lemmon) reported
Nov 04  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 05  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Nov 05  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 07  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 08  Discovery of 2023 V2 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Nov 08  Discovery of 2023 V3 (PanSTARRS) reported
Nov 11  Discovery of 2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) reported
Nov 11  Discovery of 2023 V5 (Leonard) reported
Nov 11  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Nov 12  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 13  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 14  Zesheng Yang and Jiangao Ruan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 15  Discovery of 2023 V6 (P/PanSTARRS) reported
Nov 17  Zesheng Yang reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 17  Hanjie Tan reports a Marsden group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 21  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 21  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 22  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Nov 22  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 23  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 23  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 23  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 25  Hanjie Tan and Zesheng Yang report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 26  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 28  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 29  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 30  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Nov 30  Zesheng Yang and Hanjie Tan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 01  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 01  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 02  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 03  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 06  Cometary activity reported in 2023 RN3 (ATLAS)
Dec 07  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 07  1P/Halley at aphelion
Dec 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 09  2001 Q6 (P/NEAT) recovered as 2023 W1
Dec 10  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 11  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
Dec 11  Discovery of 2023 X1 (Leonard) reported
Dec 12  Discovery of 2023 X2 (Lemmon) reported
Dec 12  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 13  Discovery of 2023 X3 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Dec 14  Discovery of 2023 X4 (Hogan) reported
Dec 14  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 16  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 17  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 18  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 19  Discovery of 2023 Y1 (P/Gibbs) reported
Dec 21  Maik Meyer reports that 2023 WM26 is a probable return of 2011 NO1 (P/Elenin)
Dec 22  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 22  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 24  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 25  Happy Christmas to all comet observers
Dec 25  Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 26  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Dec 26  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 30  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Dec 30  Death of Lubos Kohoutek, discoverer of 1973 E1, my first comet