British Astronomical Association
Comet Section

2025 News

Jan 01 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 03 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 06 Discovery of 2025 A1 [A/Lemmon] reported
Jan 08 Discovery of 2015 CD60 (P/LINEAR) reported
Jan 08 Discovery of 2024 PN7 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jan 11 Discovery of 2025 A2 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Jan 13 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 13 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 15 Discovery of 2025 A3 (Tsuchinshan) reported
Jan 15 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 18 Discovery of 2025 A4 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jan 21 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 22 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 23 Discovery of 2025 B1 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jan 25 Jiangao Ruan reports a Meyer group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 27 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Jan 28 Death of Charles Morris reported
Feb 01 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 07 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 07 The CCOR-1 instrument on GOES-19 is now providing real time data
Feb 08 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 09 Discovery of 2025 B2 (Borisov) reported
Feb 10 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 10 Discovery of 2025 C1 (P/ATLAS) reported
Feb 11 Recovery of 2019 Y3 (P/Catalina) as 2025 A5 reported
Feb 11 Robert Pickard reports three Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Feb 14 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 15 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 15 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 16 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time CCOR-1 images
Feb 19 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz group comet in real time CCOR-1 images
Feb 21 Discovery of 2025 A6 (Lemmon) reported
Feb 22 Discovery of 2025 D1 (Groeller) reported
Feb 22 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Feb 23 Peter Berrett reports an Kreutz comet in archival PSP images
Feb 24 Discovery of 2025 D2 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Feb 24 Discovery of 2025 A7 [A/Lemmon] reported
Feb 24 Robert Pickard reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Feb 25 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Feb 25 Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer group comet in real time C2 images
Feb 25 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Feb 26 Discovery of 2025 D3 (P/PANSTARRS) reported
Feb 26 Szymon Liwo reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Feb 27 Recovery of 2019 A8 (P/PANSTARRS) as 2025 B3 reported
Feb 27 Discovery of 2025 D4 (P/ATLAS) reported
Feb 28 Pre-coveries of 2024 L4 (P/Rankin) as 2014 N4 and 2017 B6 reported
Feb 28 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz comet in archival CCOR-1 images
Mar 03 Discovery of 2025 E1 (PANSTARRS) reported
Mar 05 Discovery of 2025 D5 (PANSTARRS) reported
Mar 05 Jiangao Ruan and Robert Pickard report a comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 07 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 09 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 11 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 11 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 12 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 12 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 15 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 17 Jiangao Ruan reports four Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Mar 19 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 20 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Mar 20 Discovery of 2025 D6 (ATLAS) reported
Mar 21 Discovery of 2016 P5 (P/COIAS) reported
Mar 25 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C2 images
Mar 26 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 27 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz group comet in real time C3 images
Mar 31 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Apr 01 Discovery of 2025 F1 (ATLAS) reported
Apr 01 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C3 images
Apr 01 Michael Mattiazzo reports a comet in SWAN images
Apr 05 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 06 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 08 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Apr 08 The MPC designate the SWAN comet at 2025 F2 
Apr 08 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 10 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C3 images
Apr 11 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 13 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 15 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Apr 16 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 22 2010 LH155 designated a comet
Apr 23 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 23 2017 FL36 (PANSTARRS) designated a comet
Apr 23 2009 KF37 designated a comet
Apr 23 2012 KA51 designated a comet
Apr 23 2010 KG43 designated a comet
Apr 23 2021 TR81 (P/Lemmon) designated a comet
Apr 24 2007 SA24 (P/Lemmon) designated a comet
Apr 24 2023 RS61 designated a comet
Apr 25 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 26 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 27 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 27 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Apr 28 Recovery of 2003 QX29 as 2025 H1 (P/NEAT) reported
Apr 28 New orbit and linkage for 1743 X1 published
May 02 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 06 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 08 Recovery of 2018 L1 (P/PANSTARRS) as 2025 F3 reported
May 08 Simone Spalma reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
May 09 Eryk Banach reports two Kreutz comets in C2 images
May 13 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 14 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 15 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 17 Discovery of 2025 J1 (Borisov) reported
May 21 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 22 Zhijian Xu reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 23 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
May 24 Zesheng Yang reports two Kreutz comets in C2 images
May 27 Discovery of 2025 K1 (ATLAS) reported
May 27 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
May 28 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
May 29 Worachate Boonplod reports a non-group comet in C2 images
May 31 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
May 31 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 01 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 02 Discovery of 2025 K2 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jun 04 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 05 Worachate Boonplod reports a Meyer comet in C2 images
Jun 06 Discovery of 2025 K3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jun 09 Discovery of 2025 K4 (Siverd) reported
Jun 09 Discovery of 2025 L1 (ATLAS) reported
Jun 11 Discovery of 2025 L2 reported
Jun 12 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 15 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 16 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 16 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 16 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jun 16 Eryk Banach and Zesheng Yang report a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 16 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 17 Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 17 Eryk Banach reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 18 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in C2 images
Jun 21 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 22 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in C3 images
Jun 22 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 23 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 23 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 25 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 27 Discovery of 2025 M1 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jun 27 Discovery of 2025 M2 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jun 27 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jun 30 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 01 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 02 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 02 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 02 Discovery of interstellar comet 2025 N1 (ATLAS) reported
Jul 03 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 08 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 08 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 08 Zesheng Yang reports a Meyer comet in C2 images
Jul 09 Discovery of 2025 M3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Jul 09 Discovery of 2025 N2 (ATLAS) reported
Jul 10 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 10 2024 XK14 confirmed as cometary
Jul 11 Michael Stark reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 12 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 12 Eryk Banach reports a Meyer comet in C2 images
Jul 15 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 17 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 17 Michael Stark reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 19 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 20 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 21 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 23 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 23 Michael Stark reports a Kreutz comet in C3 images
Jul 24 Michael Stark reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 25 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 26 2007 C2 (P/Catalina) recovered by PanSTARRS
Jul 27 Jiangao Ruan reports three Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Jul 29 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Jul 31 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 01 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 05 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 08 Recovery of 2005 J1 (P/McNaught) as 2025 O1 reported
Aug 08 Recovery of 2007 C2 (P/Catalina) as 2024 T6 reported
Aug 08 Recovery of 2010 U1 (P/Boattini) as 2025 M4 reported
Aug 09 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 13 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 15 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kracht group comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 17 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 17 2012 T2 (P/PANSTARRS) accidently recovered by PanSTARRS
Aug 18 Discovery of 2025 P1 reported
Aug 18 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 20 Jiangao Ruan reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Aug 21 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kracht group comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 22 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kracht group comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 24 Michael Stark reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 25 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 26 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kracht group comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 26 Michael Stark reports a Kracht group comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 28 Jiangao Ruan reports a Meyer group comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 29 Discovery of 2025 O2 (MAPS) reported
Aug 29 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Aug 30 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kracht group comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 01 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 01 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 02 Discovery of 2025 Q1 (PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 03 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 06 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 06 Jiangao Ruan reports a non-group comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 07 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 10 Discovery of 2025 R1 (ATLAS) reported
Sep 10 Worachate Boonplod reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 10 Passing of Seppe Canonaco, Belgian comet observer
Sep 12 Discovery of SWAN25B reported on comets-ml
Sep 15 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 17 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 18 Discovery of 2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) reported
Sep 18 Robert Pickard reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 20 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 23 Zesheng Yang reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Sep 25 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 25 Zesheng Yang reports two Kreutz comets in CCOR-1 images
Sep 29 Jiangao Ruan reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 29 Zesheng Yang reports a Kreutz comet in CCOR-1 images
Sep 30 Recovery of 2005 T5 (P/Broughton) as 2025 S1 reported