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