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2024 News

Jan 02  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 02  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jan 06  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 07  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 13  Discovery of 2023 Y2 (P/Gibbs) reported
Jan 13  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in delayed C3 images
Jan 14  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 16  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 20  Discovery of 2023 S4 (P/Hogan) reported
Jan 21  Discovery of 2024 A1 (ATLAS) reported
Jan 22  Recovery of 2004 DO29 (P/Spacewatch-LINEAR) as 2023 V7 reported
Jan 24  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 25  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 26  Recovery of 2015 HG16 (P/PANSTARRS) as 2023 W2 reported
Jan 26  Recovery of 2018 P3 (P/PanSTARRS) as 2023 V8 reported
Jan 27  Discovery of 2023 Y3 (P/ATLAS) reported
Jan 28  Identity of 2023 WM26 and 2011 NO1 finally confirmed by MPC
Jan 28  Recovery of 2001 Q6 (P/NEAT) as 2023 X5 reported
Jan 29  MPC designation of 2023 X5 retracted
Jan 31  Recovery of 2014 A3 (P/PanSTARRS) as 2023 X6 reported
Feb 01  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 01  Hanjie Tan and Jiangao Ruan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 03  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 04  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 04  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 08  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 08  Discovery of 2024 B1 (Lemmon) reported
Feb 08  Discovery of 2024 B2 (Lemmon) reported
Feb 08  Eryk Banach and Hanjie Tan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 11  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 14  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 15  Discovery of 2024 C1 (PANSTARRS) reported
Feb 15  Discovery of 2024 C2 (PANSTARRS) reported
Feb 15  Discovery of 2024 A2 (ATLAS) reported
Feb 17  Hanjie Tan reports a Marsden group comet in real time C2 images
Feb 17  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 19  Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 21  Discovery of 2024 C3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Feb 21  Discovery of 2024 C4 (ATLAS) reported
Feb 22  Discovery of 2023 X7 (PANSTARRS) reported
Feb 22  Recovery of 2012 WA34 (P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS) as 2024 C5 reported
Feb 24  Hanjie Tan reports a Marsden group comet in real time C2 images
Feb 29  2014 VF40 (P/PANSTARRS) confirmed as a comet
Feb 29  2005 XR132 (P/Spacewatch) confirmed as a comet
Mar 01  2019 G2 (PanSTARRS) re-designated as a comet
Mar 02  2019 O2 (PanSTARRS) re-designated as a comet
Mar 02  2021 X2 (Bok) re-designated as a comet
Mar 02  Hanjie Tan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Mar 06  Discovery of 2024 E1 (Wierzchos) reported
Mar 07  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 10  Masanori Uchina reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 11  Recovery of fragments of 2016 J1 (P/PanSTARRS) as 2020 Y6 and 2021 K5 reported
Mar 13  Discovery of 2024 D1 (A/Lemmon) reported
Mar 13  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 14  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Mar 19  Discovery in 2021 of two fragments of 323P/SOHO reported
Mar 21  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Mar 22  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 23  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images.
Mar 23  Hanjie Tan reports a Marsden group comet in real time C2 images
Mar 25  Hanjie Tan reports a Marsden group comet in real time C2 images. This is SOHO 5000.
Mar 26  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Mar 26  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 27  Discovery of 2024 E2 (Bok) reported
Mar 28  Eryk Banach and Hanjie Tan report a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Mar 28  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 29  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 01  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 03  Jiangao Ruan, Eryk Banach and Zesheng Yang report a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Apr 08  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images. This was imaged by Lin Zixuan during the total eclipse.
Apr 09  Discovery of 2024 F1 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Apr 09  Discovery of 2024 F2 (PANSTARRS) reported
Apr 13  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Apr 17  Discovery of 2024 G1 (Wierzchos) reported
Apr 17  Discovery of 2024 G2 (ATLAS) reported
Apr 18  Discovery of 2024 G3 (ATLAS) reported
Apr 18  Possible comet detected by Shigeki Murakami
Apr 23  2006 AH2 linked to 2022 U6 (P/Sheppard-Tholen)
Apr 24  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Apr 30  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images. 
Apr 30  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images. 
May 02  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 05  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 06  Hanjie Tan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
May 08  Discovery of 2024 G4 (PANSTARRS) reported
May 08  Discovery of 2024 G5 (Leonard) reported
May 08  Discovery of 2024 J1 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
May 08  Discovery of 2024 G6 (ATLAS) reported
May 10  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 11  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 14  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 18  Hanjie Tan and Eryk Banach report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 19  Discovery of 2024 J2 (Wierzchos) reported
May 20  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 21  Discovery of 2024 G7 (ATLAS) reported
May 21  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 22  Eryk Banach reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
May 23  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 24  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 24  Hanjie Tan reports ten comets in archival C2 images
May 26  Worachate Boonplod reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
May 27  Zesheng Yang and Hanjie Tan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 28  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
May 29  Discovery of 2024 J3 (ATLAS) reported
May 29  Hanjie Tan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C2 images
May 30  Discovery of 2024 J4 (Lemmon) reported
May 30  Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
May 31  Recovery of 2018 L5 (P/Leonard) as 2024 H1
May 31  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 01  2024 FG9 designated as comet P/Nanshan-Hahn
Jun 02  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 02  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 03  Jiangao Ruan reports a Marsden group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 06  Discovery of 2024 L1 (PanSTARRS) reported
Jun 06  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 11  Discovery of 2024 K1(P/PanSTARRS) reported
Jun 11  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 12  Jiangao Ruan and Hanjie Tan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 13  Jiangao Ruan and Hanjie Tan report a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 13  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 14  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 15  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 16  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 16  Rafal Biros reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 19  Discovery of 2024 L2 (PanSTARRS) reported
Jun 19  Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 21  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 22  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 24  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 24  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jun 29  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jun 30  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Jul 08  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 08  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 08  Sudeshi Seneviratne reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 09  Discovery of 2024 L3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jul 09  Discovery of 2024 L4 (P/Rankin) reported
Jul 09  Discovery of 2024 N1 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jul 10  Discovery of 2024 N2 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Jul 11  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 12  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 14  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 17  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 17  Rafal Biros reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 18  Discovery of 2024 N3 (Sarneczky) reported
Jul 19  Jiangao Ruan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Jul 20  Discovery of 2024 L5 (ATLAS) reported
Jul 20  Discovery of 2024 M1 (ATLAS) reported
Jul 24  Discovery of 2024 N4 (Sarneczky) reported
Jul 25  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jul 26  Recovery of 2012 US27 (P/Siding Spring) as 2024 N5 reported
Jul 27  Linkage of 2007 HE4 with 1894 F1 (D/Denning) reported
Jul 28  Jiangao Ruan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 01  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 01  Discovery of 2024 O1 (PanSTARRS) reported
Aug 02  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 03  Discovery of 2024 N6 (P/NEAT-PANSTARRS) reported
Aug 06  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 07  Discovery of 2024 O2 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Aug 07  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 07  Jiangao Ruan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 09  2023 TD22 reclassified as C/Lemmon
Aug 10  Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 11  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 16  2023 JN16 reclassified as P/Lemmon
Aug 16  Discovery of A/2024 G8 reported
Aug 16  Hanjie Tan reports a comet in SWAN images
Aug 19  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 20  Recovery of 2019 M2 (P/ATLAS) as 2024 C6 reported
Aug 20  Recovery of 2014 MG2 (P/Spacewatch-PANSTARRS) as 2024 K2 reported
Aug 20  Edgar Wilson awards for 2015 - 2018 reported in CBET 5432
Aug 21  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 25  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 27  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 28  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Aug 30  SOHO-2378 reported returning in real time C2 images
Aug 31  Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Aug 31  Discovery of 2024 Q1 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 01  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 02  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 04  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 05  Recovery of 2005 SB216 (P/LONEOS) as 2024 Q2 reported
Sep 08  Discovery of 2024 Q3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 08  Discovery of 2024 R1 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 08  Discovery of 2024 R2 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 08  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 09  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 10  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 15  Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz group comets in real time C3 images
Sep 15  Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in real time C2 images
Sep 16  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 17  Discovery of 2024 Q4 (PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 17  Discovery of 2024 R3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 17  Discovery of 2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 22  Eryk Banach reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Sep 27  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Sep 30  Edgar Wilson Award winners for 2018-2024 announced
Oct 01  Discovery of 2024 S1 (ATLAS) reported
Oct 06  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 06  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 07  Discovery of 2024 T1 (P/Rankin) reported
Oct 08  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 08  Accidental recovery of 2010 A3 (P/Hill)
Oct 11  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 12  Discovery of 2024 S2 (P/Rankin)
Oct 12  Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 13  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 14  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 17  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 18  Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 19  Discovery of 2024 T2 (P/Rankin) reported
Oct 19  Discovery of 2024 T3 (PanSTARRS) reported
Oct 19  Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 22  Recovery of 2016 A2 (P/Christensen) as 2024 RU145 reported
Oct 23  Recovery of 2011 UA134 (P/Spacewatch-PANSTARRS) as 2024 T4 reported
Oct 23  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 26  Zhijian Xu reports a non group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 27  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Oct 28  Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 28  Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Oct 31  Hanjie Tan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images