Robert H. McNaught

Scottish-Australian astronomer (born 1956)

Minor planets discovered: 483 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets

Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland[citation needed] in 1956[citation needed]) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU).[citation needed] He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory.[citation needed]

The inner main-belt asteroid 3173 McNaught, discovered by Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station in 1981, was named after him by its discoverer, following a suggestion by David Seargent.[2]

## Work

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McNaught is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, described as "the world's greatest comet discoverer"[3] and he participated in the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) using the ANU's Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope.[4] He discovered the Great Comet C/2006 P1 on 7 August 2006, the brightest comet in several decades, which became easily visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.[5] The SSS was the only active professional Near Earth Object survey in the Southern Hemisphere. The survey ended in 2013 after funding dried up.[6]

McNaught previously worked on the Anglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey from 1990 to 1996.[7]

## Other work

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McNaught worked at the University of Aston's satellite-tracking camera originally outside Evesham in 1982, thereafter at Herstmonceux and more recently at Siding Spring. In his spare time he successfully conducts patrols for novae, identifies images of prenovae and unusual variable stars on survey plates, measures their positions, makes astrometric observations of comets and minor planets and photometric observations of comets and novae. He also carries out extensive observational and computational work on meteors, as well as on occultations by minor planets.

## Funding issues

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In October 2011, partly due to changes in the exchange rate between the Australian and US dollars, Catalina Sky Survey of NASA had to end funding McNaught's southern survey,[8] which used to cost $110,000 per year,[9] ending the international cooperation in July 2012. The astronomer estimated that the survey needs $180,000 annually, plus a small one-time sum to fix the observatory dome.[8] For several months the project was temporarily funded from the ANU, but in late 2012, the ANU advised that it could no longer support the program and that funds would not be available from January 2013.[10][failed verification]

## Discoveries

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See also: Category:Discoveries by Robert H. McNaught

### List of cometary discoveries

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In total, McNaught has discovered 82 comets.

#### Long-period

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McNaught has discovered 44 long-period comets:

* C/1987 U3 (a. k. a. 1987 XXXII, 1987b1)
* C/2005 E2
* C/2005 L2
* C/2005 L3
* C/2005 S4
* C/2006 B1
* C/2006 E1
* C/2006 K1
* C/2006 K3
* C/2006 L2
* C/2006 P1 (Great Comet of 2007)
* C/2006 Q1
* C/2007 K6
* C/2007 M1
* C/2007 P1
* C/2007 T1
* C/2007 Y2
* C/2008 A1
* C/2008 J4
* C/2009 F2
* C/2009 F4
* C/2009 F5
* C/2009 K5
* C/2009 R1
* C/2009 T1
* C/2010 J2
* C/2011 C1
* C/2011 G1
* C/2011 L2
* C/2011 L3
* C/2011 N2
* C/2011 Q2
* C/2011 R1
* C/2012 C1
* C/2012 H2
* C/2012 K6
* C/2012 T4
* C/2012 Y3
* C/2013 A1
* C/2013 E1
* C/2013 F3
* C/2013 G2
* C/2013 G7
* C/2013 J3
* C/2013 O3

#### Short period

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McNaught has discovered 26 short-period comets:

* 191P/McNaught
* 220P/McNaught
* 254P/McNaught
* 260P/McNaught
* 278P/McNaught
* P/2004 R1 (McNaught)
* P/2005 J1 (McNaught)
* P/2005 L1 (McNaught)
* P/2005 Y2 (McNaught)
* P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
* P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
* P/2007 H1 (McNaught)
* P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
* P/2008 O2 (McNaught)
* P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
* P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)
* P/2009 S2 (McNaught)
* P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
* P/2010 J5 (McNaught)
* P/2011 L1 (McNaught)
* P/2011 P1 (McNaught)
* P/2011 Q3 (McNaught)
* P/2012 O1 (McNaught)
* P/2012 O2 (McNaught)
* P/2012 O3 (McNaught)
* P/2013 J2 (McNaught)

#### Co-discoveries

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McNaught is the co-discoverer of the following comets:

* P/Catalina-McNaught (a.k.a. P/2008 S1, 2008 JK)
* P/McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. P/1994 N2, 1994 XXXI, 1994n)
* Comet McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. C/1999 T1)
* Comet McNaught-Tritton (a.k.a. C/1978 G2, 1978 XXVII)
* Comet McNaught-Watson (a.k.a. C/1999 S2)

#### Groups

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Comets McNaught-Hughes

* C/1990 M1 (a.k.a. 1991 III, 1990g)
* 130P/McNaught-Hughes (a.k.a. 1991 IX, 1991y)

Comets McNaught-Russell

* C/1991 C3 (a.k.a. 1990 XIX, 1991g)
* C/1991 Q1 (a.k.a. 1992 XI, 1991v)
* C/1991 R1 (a.k.a. 1990 XXII, 1991w)
* C/1993 Y1 (a.k.a. 1994 XI, 1993v)
* 262P/McNaught-Russell (a.k.a. 1994 XXIV, 1994u)

### List of discovered minor planets

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As of 2016, Robert McNaught is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 483 minor planets during 1975–2005.[1]

3904 Honda | 22 February 1988 | list

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4093 Bennett | 4 November 1986 | list
4128 UKSTU | 28 January 1988 | list
4129 Richelen | 22 February 1988 | list
4220 Flood | 22 February 1988 | list
4456 Mawson | 27 July 1989 | list
4499 Davidallen | 4 January 1989 | list
4504 Jenkinson | 21 December 1989 | list
4638 Estens | 2 March 1989 | list
4667 Robbiesh | 4 November 1986 | list
4678 Ninian | 24 September 1990 | list
4679 Sybil | 9 October 1990 | list
4699 Sootan | 4 November 1986 | list
4704 Sheena | 28 January 1988 | list
4710 Wade | 4 January 1989 | list
4713 Steel | 26 August 1989 | list
(4953) 1990 MU | 23 June 1990 | list
4956 Noymer | 12 November 1990 | list
4974 Elford | 14 June 1990 | list
5007 Keay | 20 October 1990 | list
5061 McIntosh | 22 February 1988 | list
5066 Garradd | 22 June 1990 | list
5068 Cragg | 9 October 1990 | list
5133 Phillipadams | 12 August 1990 | list
5136 Baggaley | 20 October 1990 | list
(5189) 1990 UQ | 20 October 1990 | list

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5277 Brisbane | 22 February 1988 | list
5329 Decaro | 21 December 1989 | list
5335 Damocles | 18 February 1991 | list
5378 Ellyett | 9 April 1991 | list
5380 Sprigg | 7 May 1991 | list
5382 McKay | 8 May 1991 | list
5441 Andymurray | 8 May 1991 | list
5470 Kurtlindstrom | 28 January 1988 | list
5475 Hanskennedy | 26 August 1989 | list
5558 Johnnapier | 24 November 1989 | list
(5604) 1992 FE | 26 March 1992 | list
5625 Jamesferguson | 7 January 1991 | list
5627 Short | 16 June 1991 | list
(5645) 1990 SP | 20 September 1990 | list
5680 Nasmyth | 30 December 1989 | list
5682 Beresford | 9 October 1990 | list
5691 Fredwatson | 26 March 1992 | list
5739 Robertburns | 24 November 1989 | list
(5742) 1990 TN4 | 9 October 1990 | list
5747 Williamina | 10 February 1991 | list
5782 Akirafujiwara | 7 January 1991 | list
5786 Talos | 3 September 1991 | list
(5788) 1992 NJ | 1 July 1992 | list
5845 Davidbrewster | 19 August 1988 | list
5883 Josephblack | 6 November 1993 | list

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5914 Kathywhaler | 20 November 1990 | list
5961 Watt | 30 December 1989 | list
6012 Williammurdoch | 22 September 1990 | list
6019 Telford | 3 September 1991 | list
(6021) 1991 TM | 1 October 1991 | list
(6038) 1989 EQ | 4 March 1989 | list
(6053) 1993 BW3 | 30 January 1993 | list
6130 Hutton | 24 September 1989 | list
6194 Denali | 12 October 1990 | list
6316 Méndez | 9 October 1990 | list
(6322) 1991 CQ | 10 February 1991 | list
6411 Tamaga | 8 October 1993 | list
(6454) 1991 UG1 | 29 October 1991 | list
(6455) 1992 HE | 25 April 1992 | list
6461 Adam | 4 November 1993 | list
6523 Clube | 1 October 1991 | list
6564 Asher | 25 January 1992 | list
6708 Bobbievaile | 4 January 1989 | list
6870 Pauldavies | 28 July 1992 | list
6906 Johnmills | 19 November 1990 | list
6907 Harryford | 19 November 1990 | list
6916 Lewispearce | 27 July 1992 | list
(6960) 1989 AL5 | 4 January 1989 | list
7096 Napier | 3 November 1992 | list
7120 Davidgavine | 4 January 1989 | list

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7170 Livesey | 30 June 1987 | list
7177 Melvyntaylor | 9 October 1990 | list
7247 Robertstirling | 12 October 1991 | list
7345 Happer | 28 July 1992 | list
(7350) 1993 VA | 7 November 1993 | list
(7474) 1992 TC | 1 October 1992 | list
(7482) 1994 PC1 | 9 August 1994 | list
(7582) 1990 WL | 20 November 1990 | list
(7588) 1992 FJ1 | 24 March 1992 | list
7604 Kridsadaporn | 31 August 1995 | list
7660 Alexanderwilson | 5 November 1993 | list
(7761) 1990 SL | 20 September 1990 | list
(7822) 1991 CS | 13 February 1991 | list
(7839) 1994 ND | 3 July 1994 | list
(7888) 1993 UC | 20 October 1993 | list
(7977) 1977 QQ5 | 21 August 1977 | list
8028 Joeengle | 30 August 1991 | list
8030 Williamknight | 29 September 1991 | list
(8037) 1993 HO1 | 20 April 1993 | list
8113 Matsue | 21 April 1996 | list [A]
8115 Sakabe | 24 April 1996 | list [B]
(8176) 1991 WA | 29 November 1991 | list
8218 Hosty | 8 May 1996 | list
(8219) 1996 JL | 10 May 1996 | list [C]
8283 Edinburgh | 30 September 1991 | list

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8368 Lamont | 20 February 1991 | list
8486 Asherschel | 26 August 1989 | list
8515 Corvan | 4 September 1991 | list
(8653) 1990 KE | 20 May 1990 | list
(8654) 1990 KC1 | 20 May 1990 | list
8842 Bennetmcinnes | 20 May 1990 | list
8899 Hughmiller | 22 September 1995 | list
(9047) 1991 QF | 30 August 1991 | list
9349 Lucas | 30 September 1991 | list
9391 Slee | 14 August 1994 | list
9583 Clerke | 28 April 1990 | list
9594 Garstang | 4 September 1991 | list
9714 Piazzismyth | 1 June 1975 | list
9843 Braidwood | 4 January 1989 | list
9850 Ralphcopeland | 9 October 1990 | list
9853 l'Épée | 7 January 1991 | list
9855 Thomasdick | 7 February 1991 | list
9857 Hecamede | 10 March 1991 | list
9873 Freundlich | 9 April 1992 | list
9881 Sampson | 25 September 1994 | list
9899 Greaves | 12 March 1996 | list
9984 Gregbryant | 18 April 1996 | list [D]
9985 Akiko | 12 May 1996 | list [A]
10058 Ikwilliamson | 25 February 1988 | list
10098 Jaymiematthews | 30 September 1991 | list

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10188 Yasuoyoneda | 14 May 1996 | list [B]
(10342) 1991 TQ | 1 October 1991 | list
(10511) 1989 OD | 21 July 1989 | list
(10525) 1990 TO | 12 October 1990 | list
10736 Marybrück | 22 February 1988 | list
10737 Brück | 25 February 1988 | list
10773 Jamespaton | 7 January 1991 | list
10841 Ericforbes | 12 August 1994 | list
(11030) 1988 PK | 13 August 1988 | list
(11036) 1989 AW5 | 4 January 1989 | list
(11052) 1990 WM | 20 November 1990 | list
(11062) 1991 SN | 30 September 1991 | list
(11093) 1994 HD | 17 April 1994 | list
(11597) 1995 KL1 | 31 May 1995 | list
(11889) 1991 AH2 | 7 January 1991 | list
(11890) 1991 FF | 18 March 1991 | list
(11903) 1991 RD7 | 2 September 1991 | list
(12263) 1989 YA4 | 30 December 1989 | list
(12273) 1990 TS4 | 9 October 1990 | list
(12305) 1991 TE1 | 12 October 1991 | list
(12378) 1994 PK1 | 15 August 1994 | list
12446 Juliabryant | 15 August 1996 | list [D]
(12705) 1990 TJ | 12 October 1990 | list
(12732) 1991 TN | 1 October 1991 | list
12819 Susumutakahasi | 12 May 1996 | list [B]

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(13016) 1988 DB5 | 25 February 1988 | list
(13020) 1988 PW2 | 10 August 1988 | list
(13036) 1989 YO3 | 30 December 1989 | list
(13060) 1991 EJ | 10 March 1991 | list
(13110) 1993 LS1 | 15 June 1993 | list
(13120) 1993 VU7 | 4 November 1993 | list
13176 Kobedaitenken | 21 April 1996 | list [A]
(13505) 1989 AB3 | 4 January 1989 | list
(13506) 1989 AF3 | 4 January 1989 | list
(13507) 1989 AN5 | 4 January 1989 | list
(13517) 1990 UU1 | 20 October 1990 | list
(13522) 1991 FG | 18 March 1991 | list
(13537) 1991 SG | 29 September 1991 | list
(13538) 1991 ST | 30 September 1991 | list
(13539) 1991 TY | 2 October 1991 | list
13551 Gadsden | 26 March 1992 | list
(13929) 1988 PL | 13 August 1988 | list
(13953) 1990 TO4 | 9 October 1990 | list
13957 NARIT | 7 January 1991 | list
(13968) 1991 RE7 | 2 September 1991 | list
(14374) 1989 SA | 21 September 1989 | list
(14409) 1991 RM1 | 5 September 1991 | list
14420 Massey | 30 September 1991 | list
(14421) 1991 SA1 | 30 September 1991 | list
(14464) 1993 HC1 | 21 April 1993 | list

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(14471) 1993 SG1 | 21 September 1993 | list
(14879) 1991 AL2 | 7 January 1991 | list
(15227) 1986 VA | 4 November 1986 | list
(15234) 1988 BJ5 | 28 January 1988 | list
(15235) 1988 DA5 | 25 February 1988 | list
(15270) 1991 AE2 | 7 January 1991 | list
(15289) 1991 TL | 1 October 1991 | list
(15290) 1991 TF1 | 12 October 1991 | list
(15334) 1993 UE | 20 October 1993 | list
(15337) 1993 VT2 | 7 November 1993 | list
15368 Katsuji | 14 May 1996 | list [B]
(15725) 1990 TX4 | 9 October 1990 | list
(15726) 1990 TG5 | 9 October 1990 | list
(15848) 1995 YJ4 | 28 December 1995 | list
(16440) 1989 EN5 | 2 March 1989 | list
(16460) 1989 YF1 | 30 December 1989 | list
(16468) 1990 HW1 | 27 April 1990 | list
(16489) 1990 SG | 17 September 1990 | list
(16504) 1990 TR5 | 9 October 1990 | list
(16506) 1990 UH1 | 20 October 1990 | list
(16517) 1990 WD | 19 November 1990 | list
(16657) 1993 UB | 23 October 1993 | list
(17411) 1988 DF3 | 22 February 1988 | list
(17425) 1989 AM3 | 4 January 1989 | list
(17448) 1990 HU1 | 27 April 1990 | list

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(17485) 1991 RP9 | 5 September 1991 | list
(17487) 1991 SY | 30 September 1991 | list
17503 Celestechild | 26 March 1992 | list
17555 Kenkennedy | 4 November 1993 | list
17640 Mount Stromlo | 15 August 1996 | list [D]
18376 Quirk | 30 September 1991 | list
18377 Vetter | 28 September 1991 | list
(18393) 1992 QB | 19 August 1992 | list
18412 Kruszelnicki | 13 June 1993 | list
18413 Adamspencer | 13 June 1993 | list
(18496) 1996 JN1 | 9 May 1996 | list
(18506) 1996 PY6 | 15 August 1996 | list [D]
(18514) 1996 TE11 | 14 October 1996 | list
(19146) 1989 YY | 30 December 1989 | list
(19147) 1989 YV4 | 30 December 1989 | list
(19151) 1990 KD1 | 20 May 1990 | list
(19170) 1991 FH | 18 March 1991 | list
(19181) 1991 SD1 | 30 September 1991 | list
(19261) 1995 MB | 21 June 1995 | list
(19986) 1990 KD | 20 May 1990 | list
20002 Tillysmith | 10 March 1991 | list
20015 Liguori | 30 September 1991 | list
20043 Ellenmacarthur | 2 March 1993 | list
(20086) 1994 LW | 12 June 1994 | list
(20111) 1995 SO5 | 22 September 1995 | list

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(20494) 1999 PM1 | 3 August 1999 | list
(20691) 1999 VY72 | 11 November 1999 | list
(21005) 1988 BF5 | 28 January 1988 | list
(21063) 1991 JC2 | 8 May 1991 | list
21073 Darksky | 4 September 1991 | list
(21100) 1992 OB | 26 July 1992 | list
(21150) 1993 LF1 | 13 June 1993 | list
(21151) 1993 LO1 | 13 June 1993 | list
(21153) 1993 MF1 | 18 June 1993 | list
(21193) 1994 PJ1 | 14 August 1994 | list
(21194) 1994 PN1 | 11 August 1994 | list
21262 Kanba | 24 April 1996 | list [A]
(22326) 1991 SZ | 30 September 1991 | list
(22327) 1991 TS | 1 October 1991 | list
(22367) 1993 MZ | 18 June 1993 | list
(23183) 2000 OY21 | 28 July 2000 | list
(23449) 1988 BG5 | 28 January 1988 | list
(23453) 1988 QR | 19 August 1988 | list
(23474) 1990 UX1 | 20 October 1990 | list
(23480) 1991 EL | 10 March 1991 | list
(23493) 1991 SO | 30 September 1991 | list
(23615) 1996 FK12 | 28 March 1996 | list
(24660) 1988 BH5 | 28 January 1988 | list
(24672) 1989 OJ | 27 July 1989 | list
24680 Alleven | 30 December 1989 | list

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(24688) 1990 KE1 | 20 May 1990 | list
(24698) 1990 TU4 | 9 October 1990 | list
(24718) 1991 SW | 30 September 1991 | list
(24719) 1991 SE1 | 30 September 1991 | list
(24721) 1991 TJ | 1 October 1991 | list
(24722) 1991 TK | 1 October 1991 | list
(24819) 1994 XY4 | 6 December 1994 | list
(26098) 1989 AN3 | 4 January 1989 | list
(26118) 1991 TH | 1 October 1991 | list
(26142) 1994 PL1 | 3 August 1994 | list
(26152) 1994 UF | 24 October 1994 | list
(26903) 1995 YT3 | 20 December 1995 | list
(27723) 1990 QA | 19 August 1990 | list
(27738) 1990 TT4 | 9 October 1990 | list
(27743) 1990 VM | 8 November 1990 | list
(27760) 1991 RB7 | 2 September 1991 | list
(27766) 1991 TO | 1 October 1991 | list
(27767) 1991 TP | 1 October 1991 | list
(27784) 1992 OE | 27 July 1992 | list
(27842) 1994 QJ | 28 August 1994 | list
(28395) 1999 RZ42 | 3 September 1999 | list
(29143) 1988 DK | 22 February 1988 | list
(29213) 1991 SJ | 29 September 1991 | list
(30795) 1989 AR5 | 4 January 1989 | list
(30808) 1989 YA2 | 30 December 1989 | list

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(30824) 1990 TD | 9 October 1990 | list
(30930) 1993 UF | 20 October 1993 | list
(30969) 1995 BP2 | 29 January 1995 | list
(31017) 1996 EH2 | 15 March 1996 | list
(31044) 1996 NY | 11 July 1996 | list
(32171) 2000 ND10 | 1 July 2000 | list
(32802) 1990 SK | 20 September 1990 | list
(35107) 1991 VH | 9 November 1991 | list
(35134) 1992 RE | 4 September 1992 | list
(35159) 1993 LH1 | 13 June 1993 | list
(35183) 1993 UY2 | 20 October 1993 | list
(35198) 1994 PM1 | 9 August 1994 | list
(37638) 1993 VB | 6 November 1993 | list
(37649) 1994 FC | 19 March 1994 | list
(37650) 1994 FP | 21 March 1994 | list
(39532) 1990 HZ1 | 27 April 1990 | list
(39561) 1992 QA | 19 August 1992 | list
(39563) 1992 RB | 2 September 1992 | list
(39591) 1993 LR1 | 15 June 1993 | list
(39618) 1994 LT | 12 June 1994 | list
(39636) 1995 BQ2 | 29 January 1995 | list
(41504) 2000 QY148 | 29 August 2000 | list
(42490) 1991 SU | 30 September 1991 | list
(42491) 1991 TF | 1 October 1991 | list
(42847) 1999 RC43 | 11 September 1999 | list

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(42930) 1999 TM11 | 6 October 1999 | list
(42933) 1999 TR19 | 15 October 1999 | list
(43764) 1988 BL5 | 28 January 1988 | list
(43797) 1991 AF2 | 7 January 1991 | list
(43869) 1994 RD11 | 10 September 1994 | list
(46544) 1988 QO | 19 August 1988 | list
46568 Stevenlee | 30 September 1991 | list
(46597) 1993 DK2 | 24 February 1993 | list
(46605) 1993 HQ1 | 18 April 1993 | list
(46667) 1996 HM2 | 18 April 1996 | list
(48438) 1989 WJ2 | 21 November 1989 | list
(48440) 1989 YO2 | 30 December 1989 | list
(48462) 1991 RT6 | 3 September 1991 | list
(48467) 1991 SB1 | 30 September 1991 | list
(48527) 1993 LC1 | 13 June 1993 | list
(48560) 1993 UX2 | 20 October 1993 | list
(48561) 1993 UZ2 | 21 October 1993 | list
(48605) 1995 CW1 | 7 February 1995 | list
(50365) 2000 CP77 | 7 February 2000 | list
(52290) 1990 SF | 17 September 1990 | list
(52297) 1991 CH2 | 12 February 1991 | list
(52310) 1991 VJ | 9 November 1991 | list
(52338) 1992 RH1 | 2 September 1992 | list
(52439) 1994 QL | 16 August 1994 | list
(52440) 1994 QN | 26 August 1994 | list

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(52460) 1995 DA3 | 24 February 1995 | list
(55740) 1989 YL2 | 30 December 1989 | list
(55770) 1992 OW | 28 July 1992 | list
(56801) 2000 PF9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(58177) 1990 TB6 | 9 October 1990 | list
(58178) 1990 UY1 | 20 October 1990 | list
(58187) 1991 TD | 1 October 1991 | list
(58291) 1994 GA | 1 April 1994 | list
(58296) 1994 LF1 | 2 June 1994 | list
(58325) 1994 RE11 | 11 September 1994 | list
(58330) 1994 TK | 3 October 1994 | list
(58419) 1996 BD4 | 26 January 1996 | list
(59798) 1999 PO1 | 3 August 1999 | list
(61349) 2000 PD9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(61350) 2000 PL9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(61731) 2000 QV148 | 29 August 2000 | list
(65671) 1988 DE3 | 22 February 1988 | list
(65690) 1991 DG | 20 February 1991 | list
(65706) 1992 NA | 1 July 1992 | list
(65717) 1993 BX3 | 31 January 1993 | list
(65730) 1993 LP1 | 14 June 1993 | list
(65750) 1993 UV2 | 20 October 1993 | list
(68728) 2002 EP6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(69307) 1992 ON | 28 July 1992 | list
(69331) 1993 LE1 | 13 June 1993 | list

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(69332) 1993 LJ1 | 13 June 1993 | list
(69401) 1995 QV3 | 26 August 1995 | list
(70453) 1999 TS19 | 15 October 1999 | list
(73674) 1988 BN5 | 28 January 1988 | list
(73698) 1991 TE | 1 October 1991 | list
(73804) 1995 RG | 3 September 1995 | list
(74820) 1999 TN11 | 7 October 1999 | list
(79139) 1991 SP | 30 September 1991 | list
(79141) 1991 TB | 1 October 1991 | list
(79220) 1994 PO1 | 12 August 1994 | list
(85159) 1988 DL | 22 February 1988 | list
(85166) 1989 OC | 21 July 1989 | list
(85212) 1992 RF | 4 September 1992 | list
(85236) 1993 KH | 24 May 1993 | list
(86067) 1999 RM28 | 3 September 1999 | list
(86480) 2000 CT97 | 9 February 2000 | list
(87275) 2000 PZ8 | 4 August 2000 | list
(87276) 2000 PE9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(90705) 1989 AZ5 | 4 January 1989 | list
(90710) 1990 TF6 | 9 October 1990 | list
(90731) 1992 OC | 26 July 1992 | list
(90809) 1995 DX2 | 24 February 1995 | list
(90810) 1995 DY2 | 24 February 1995 | list
(90862) 1996 KM1 | 22 May 1996 | list [D]
(92587) 2000 PH9 | 6 August 2000 | list

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(93048) 2000 SB7 | 22 September 2000 | list
(94045) 2000 XO54 | 11 December 2000 | list
(95683) 2002 JA | 2 May 2002 | list
(96179) 1988 DX4 | 25 February 1988 | list
(96237) 1993 VL1 | 4 November 1993 | list
(97520) 2000 DA18 | 25 February 2000 | list
(100044) 1991 TX | 1 October 1991 | list
(100118) 1993 LG1 | 13 June 1993 | list
(100201) 1994 FD | 19 March 1994 | list
(100202) 1994 GB | 2 April 1994 | list
(100276) 1994 XV | 6 December 1994 | list
(100333) 1995 SN5 | 22 September 1995 | list
(101969) 1999 RJ45 | 13 September 1999 | list
(103806) 2000 DZ17 | 25 February 2000 | list
(105107) 2000 LY14 | 2 June 2000 | list
105211 Sanden | 29 July 2000 | list
(119904) 2002 EX6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(120152) 2003 HJ1 | 21 April 2003 | list
(120640) 1996 PN | 9 August 1996 | list [D]
(122215) 2000 NE10 | 1 July 2000 | list
(127451) 2002 PZ140 | 14 August 2002 | list
(127934) 2003 HK1 | 22 April 2003 | list
(129493) 1995 BM2 | 29 January 1995 | list
(132161) 2002 EZ6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(132790) 2002 PW140 | 14 August 2002 | list

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(134366) 1995 LC | 1 June 1995 | list
(134371) 1995 RH | 3 September 1995 | list
(134380) 1995 YH4 | 28 December 1995 | list
(135737) 2002 PV140 | 14 August 2002 | list
(135738) 2002 PX140 | 14 August 2002 | list
(136121) 2003 OA | 18 July 2003 | list
(136770) 1996 PC1 | 11 August 1996 | list
(139462) 2001 OD84 | 22 July 2001 | list
(141492) 2002 EB7 | 6 March 2002 | list
(148513) 2001 OE113 | 22 July 2001 | list
(152558) 1990 SA | 16 September 1990 | list
(152561) 1991 RB | 4 September 1991 | list
(153031) 2000 PM9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(154594) 2003 OB | 18 July 2003 | list
(158013) 2000 QW148 | 29 August 2000 | list
(159367) 1977 OX | 22 July 1977 | list
(160019) 1994 FE | 19 March 1994 | list
(160325) 2003 NV1 | 2 July 2003 | list
(160509) 1990 EG5 | 4 March 1990 | list
(162003) 1991 TG | 1 October 1991 | list
(162014) 1994 RF11 | 11 September 1994 | list
(162015) 1994 TF2 | 5 October 1994 | list
(162039) 1996 JG | 8 May 1996 | list
(163189) 2002 EU6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(166485) 2002 PA141 | 14 August 2002 | list

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(168334) 1994 PQ1 | 12 August 1994 | list
(175706) 1996 FG3 | 24 March 1996 | list
(180825) 2005 GS9 | 2 April 2005 | list
(181748) 1996 DC2 | 26 February 1996 | list
(183029) 2002 PU140 | 14 August 2002 | list
(191096) 2002 EO6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(192290) 1989 QT | 26 August 1989 | list
(196415) 2003 HE | 21 April 2003 | list
(196516) 2003 OJ | 18 July 2003 | list
(201500) 2003 LV2 | 2 June 2003 | list
(210831) 2001 OB84 | 17 July 2001 | list
(213008) 1995 DB3 | 24 February 1995 | list
(215100) 1992 RD | 2 September 1992 | list
(215101) 1995 LB | 1 June 1995 | list
(215591) 2003 OH | 18 July 2003 | list
(222829) 2002 EG7 | 6 March 2002 | list
(225333) 1998 QB105 | 30 August 1998 | list
(229915) 1990 SH | 17 September 1990 | list
(229958) 1999 RD43 | 13 September 1999 | list
(231786) 2000 CU97 | 9 February 2000 | list
(238116) 2003 OE | 18 July 2003 | list
(242493) 2004 WO12 | 22 November 2004 | list
(244274) 2002 EC7 | 6 March 2002 | list
(246877) 1995 DZ2 | 24 February 1995 | list
(247742) 2003 LJ6 | 8 June 2003 | list

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(272282) 2005 SX | 22 September 2005 | list
(282357) 2003 HL1 | 22 April 2003 | list
(297244) 1994 UW1 | 29 October 1994 | list
(297249) 1995 DQ2 | 25 February 1995 | list
(301855) 1995 CY1 | 7 February 1995 | list
(306611) 2000 PA9 | 4 August 2000 | list
(322074) 2010 VB112 | 13 April 2004 | list
(322532) 2011 YQ20 | 31 March 2004 | list
(322716) 2000 PG9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(322928) 2002 ET6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(326485) 2002 EQ6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(326487) 2002 EC51 | 6 March 2002 | list
(333929) 1999 UP2 | 16 October 1999 | list
(334768) 2003 SR76 | 18 September 2003 | list
(337245) 2000 QX148 | 29 August 2000 | list
(347786) 2002 EY6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(350518) 2000 CH72 | 4 February 2000 | list
(360192) 1991 FB | 18 March 1991 | list
(376713) 1995 WQ5 | 24 November 1995 | list
(380162) 2000 PB9 | 6 August 2000 | list
(380502) 2004 DZ69 | 4 January 2004 | list
(382395) 1990 SM | 22 September 1990 | list [E]
(382825) 2003 XB22 | 15 December 2003 | list
(399785) 2005 NM63 | 5 July 2005 | list
(415690) 1992 UB | 21 October 1992 | list

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(423325) 2005 GT9 | 2 April 2005 | list
(427510) 2002 ES6 | 6 March 2002 | list
(433940) 1995 QX9 | 18 August 1995 | list
(434084) 2002 CA19 | 6 February 2002 | list
(455172) 1999 QJ | 17 August 1999 | list
(480808) 1994 XL1 | 6 December 1994 | list
(480825) 1999 PL1 | 3 August 1999 | list
Co-discovery made with:
A H. Abe
B Y. Ikari
C T. Kojima
D J. B. Child
E P. McKenzie

### List of novae

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* Nova Reticuli 2020

## See also

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* List of minor planet discoverers § R. H. McNaught

## References

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1. ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3173) McNaught". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3173) McNaught. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 263\. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3174. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
3. ^ Mobberley, Martin (2011). Hunting and imaging comets. New York: Springer. p. 75\. ISBN 9781441969057.
4. ^ "Earth-threatening space rocks hunted by ANU". Media releases. Australian National University. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
5. ^ Kronk, Gary. "C/2007 P1 (McNaught)". Cometography. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
6. ^ Safi, Michael (20 October 2014). "Earth at risk after cuts close comet-spotting program, scientists warn". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
7. ^ "AANEAS". Mt Stromlo Observatory. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
8. ^ a b "Vital eye for killer asteroids could shut imminently".
9. ^ "Comet century may be telescope's last › News in Science (ABC Science)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2013.
10. ^ Vlahos, Perry (20 December 2012). "Who's on night watch?". Sydney Morning Herald.

## External links

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Comets

| Features|

* Nucleus
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Types|

* Periodic
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Related|

* Naming of comets
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Exploration|

* List of missions to comets
* List of comets visited by spacecraft

Latest|

* C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)
* C/2023 H2 (Lemmon)
* C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)
* C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
* C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
* C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS)
* C/2021 J1 (Maury-Attard)
* C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
* C/2020 F8 (SWAN)
* C/2020 F5 (MASTER)
* C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
* C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
* C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS)
* C/2019 U6 (Lemmon)
* 2I/Borisov
* P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS)
* C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)
* C/2018 C2 (Lemmon)
* C/2017 U7
* C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
* C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
* C/2015 V2 (Johnson)
* C/2015 G2 (MASTER)
* C/2015 ER61 (PanSTARRS)
* C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein)
* C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
* C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS)

Culture and
speculation|

* Antimatter comet
* Comets in fiction
* Comet vintages

Lists of comets (more)

| Periodic
comets|

| Until 1985
(all)|

* 1P/Halley
* 2P/Encke
* 3D/Biela
* 4P/Faye
* 5D/Brorsen
* 6P/d'Arrest
* 7P/Pons–Winnecke
* 8P/Tuttle
* 9P/Tempel
* 10P/Tempel
* 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR
* 12P/Pons–Brooks
* 13P/Olbers
* 14P/Wolf
* 15P/Finlay
* 16P/Brooks
* 17P/Holmes
* 18D/Perrine–Mrkos
* 19P/Borrelly
* 20D/Westphal
* 21P/Giacobini–Zinner
* 22P/Kopff
* 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf
* 24P/Schaumasse
* 25D/Neujmin
* 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup
* 27P/Crommelin
* 28P/Neujmin
* 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
* 30P/Reinmuth
* 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
* 32P/Comas Solà
* 33P/Daniel
* 34D/Gale
* 35P/Herschel–Rigollet
* 36P/Whipple
* 37P/Forbes
* 38P/Stephan–Oterma
* 39P/Oterma
* 40P/Väisälä
* 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák
* 42P/Neujmin
* 43P/Wolf–Harrington
* 44P/Reinmuth
* 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková
* 46P/Wirtanen
* 47P/Ashbrook–Jackson
* 48P/Johnson
* 49P/Arend–Rigaux
* 50P/Arend
* 51P/Harrington
* 52P/Harrington–Abell
* 53P/Van Biesbroeck
* 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT
* 55P/Tempel–Tuttle
* 56P/Slaughter–Burnham
* 57P/du Toit–Neujmin–Delporte
* 58P/Jackson–Neujmin
* 59P/Kearns–Kwee
* 60P/Tsuchinshan
* 61P/Shajn–Schaldach
* 62P/Tsuchinshan
* 63P/Wild
* 64P/Swift–Gehrels
* 65P/Gunn
* 66P/du Toit
* 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
* 68P/Klemola
* 69P/Taylor
* 70P/Kojima
* 71P/Clark
* 72P/Denning–Fujikawa
* 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
* 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh
* 75D/Kohoutek
* 76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura
* 77P/Longmore
* 78P/Gehrels
* 79P/du Toit–Hartley
* 80P/Peters–Hartley
* 81P/Wild
* 82P/Gehrels
* 83D/Russell
* 84P/Giclas
* 85D/Boethin

|

After 1985
(notable)|

* 88P/Howell
* 92P/Sanguin
* 96P/Machholz
* 97P/Metcalf–Brewington
* 103P/Hartley
* 107P/Wilson–Harrington
* 108P/Ciffréo
* 109P/Swift–Tuttle
* 122P/de Vico
* 126P/IRAS
* 141P/Machholz
* 144P/Kushida
* 147P/Kushida–Muramatsu
* 153P/Ikeya–Zhang
* 156P/Russell–LINEAR
* 161P/Hartley–IRAS
* 162P/Siding Spring
* 168P/Hergenrother
* 169P/NEAT
* 177P/Barnard
* 178P/Hug–Bell
* 205P/Giacobini
* 209P/LINEAR
* 238P/Read
* 246P/NEAT
* 249P/LINEAR
* 252P/LINEAR
* 255P/Levy
* 273P/Pons–Gambart
* 289P/Blanpain
* 311P/PanSTARRS
* 322P/SOHO
* 323P/SOHO
* 332P/Ikeya–Murakami
* 333P/LINEAR
* 354P/LINEAR
* 362P
* 460P/PanSTARRS

Comet-like
asteroids|

* 596 Scheila
* 2060 Chiron (95P)
* 4015 Wilson–Harrington (107P)
* 7968 Elst–Pizarro (133P)
* 165P/LINEAR
* 166P/NEAT
* 167P/CINEOS
* 60558 Echeclus (174P)
* 118401 LINEAR (176P)
* 238P/Read
* 259P/Garradd
* 311P/PanSTARRS
* 324P/La Sagra
* 331P/Gibbs
* 354P/LINEAR
* 358P/PANSTARRS
* P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS)
* (300163) 2006 VW139

Lost|

| Recovered|

* 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR
* 15P/Finlay
* 17P/Holmes
* 27P/Crommelin
* 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT
* 55P/Tempel–Tuttle
* 57P/du Toit–Neujmin–Delporte
* 69P/Taylor
* 72P/Denning–Fujikawa
* 80P/Peters–Hartley
* 97P/Metcalf–Brewington
* 107P/Wilson–Harrington
* 113P/Spitaler
* 122P/de Vico
* 157P/Tritton
* 177P/Barnard
* 205P/Giacobini
* 206P/Barnard–Boattini
* 226P/Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski
* 271P/van Houten–Lemmon
* 289P/Blanpain

|

Destroyed|

* 3D/Biela
* D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker–Levy 9)

Not found|

* D/1770 L1 (Lexell)
* 5D/Brorsen
* 18D/Perrine–Mrkos
* 20D/Westphal
* 25D/Neujmin
* 34D/Gale
* 75D/Kohoutek
* 83D/Russell
* 85D/Boethin

Visited by
spacecraft|

* 21P/Giacobini–Zinner (1985)
* 1P/Halley (1986)
* 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup (1992)
* 19P/Borrelly (2001)
* 81P/Wild (2004)
* 9P/Tempel (2005, 2011)
* C/2006 P1 (2007)
* 103P/Hartley (2010)
* 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (2014)

Near-Parabolic
comets
(notable)|

| Until 1990|

* C/-43 K1 (Caesar's Comet)
* X/1106 C1 (Great Comet of 1106)
* C/1264 N1 (Great Comet of 1264)
* C/1402 D1 (Great Comet of 1402)
* C/1471 Y1 (Great Comet of 1472)
* C/1577 V1 (Great Comet of 1577)
* C/1652 Y1
* C/1680 V1 (Great Comet of 1680, Kirsch's Comet, Newton's Comet))
* C/1702 H1 (Comet of 1702)
* C/1729 P1 (Comet of 1729, Comet Sarabat)
* C/1743 X1 (Great Comet of 1744, Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux)
* C/1760 A1 (Great Comet of 1760)
* C/1769 P1 (Great Comet of 1769)
* C/1807 R1 (Great Comet of 1807)
* C/1811 F1 (Great Comet of 1811)
* C/1819 N1 (Great Comet of 1819)
* C/1823 Y1 (Great Comet of 1823)
* C/1843 D1 (Great March Comet of 1843)
* C/1847 T1 (Miss Mitchell's Comet)
* C/1858 L1 (Comet Donati)
* C/1861 G1 (Comet Thatcher)
* C/1861 J1 (Great Comet of 1861)
* C/1865 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1865)
* X/1872 X1 (Pogson's Comet)
* C/1874 H1 (Comet Coggia)
* C/1881 K1 (Comet Tebbutt)
* C/1882 R1 (Great Comet of 1882)
* C/1887 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1887)
* C/1901 G1 (Great Comet of 1901)
* C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet of 1910)
* C/1911 O1 (Brooks)
* C/1911 S3 (Beljawsky)
* C/1927 X1 (Skjellerup–Maristany)
* C/1931 P1 (Ryves)
* C/1941 B2 (de Kock-Paraskevopoulos)
* C/1947 X1 (Southern Comet)
* C/1948 V1 (Eclipse)
* C/1956 R1 (Arend–Roland)
* C/1957 P1 (Mrkos)
* C/1961 O1 (Wilson-Hubbard) [de]
* C/1961 R1 (Humason)
* C/1962 C1 (Seki-Lines)
* C/1963 A1 (Ikeya)
* C/1963 R1 (Pereyra)
* C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)
* C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki)
* C/1969 T1 (Tago-Sato-Kosaka) [de]
* C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)
* C/1970 K1 (White–Ortiz–Bolelli)
* C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek)
* C/1975 V1 (West)
* C/1980 E1 (Bowell)
* C/1983 H1 (IRAS–Araki–Alcock)
* C/1989 W1 (Aarseth-Brewington)
* C/1989 X1 (Austin)
* C/1989 Y1 (Skorichenko–George)

|

After 1990|

* C/1990 K1 (Levy)
* C/1992 J1 (Spacewatch–Rabinowitz)
* C/1993 Y1 (McNaught–Russell)
* C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp)
* C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)
* C/1997 L1 (Zhu–Balam)
* C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse)
* C/1998 J1 (SOHO)
* C/1999 F1 (Catalina)
* C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)
* C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
* C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
* C/2001 OG108 (LONEOS)
* C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
* C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
* C/2002 V1 (NEAT)
* C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
* C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)
* C/2006 A1 (Pojmański)
* C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
* C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
* C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
* C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)
* C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
* C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)
* C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
* C/2009 F6 (Yi–SWAN)
* C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
* C/2010 X1 (Elenin)
* C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)
* C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)
* C/2012 E2 (SWAN)
* C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
* C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)
* C/2012 S1 (ISON)
* C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)
* C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)
* C/2013 US10 (Catalina)
* C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden)
* C/2014 E2 (Jacques)
* C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS)
* C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
* C/2015 ER61 (PanSTARRS)
* C/2015 V2 (Johnson)
* C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
* 1I/2017 U1 ʻOumuamua
* C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)
* 2I/Borisov
* C/2019 U6 (Lemmon)
* C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
* C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
* C/2020 F8 (SWAN)
* C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
* C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
* C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)

After 1910
(by name)|

* Aarseth-Brewington
* Arend–Roland
* Austin
* Beljawsky
* Bennett
* Boattini
* Borisov
* Bowell
* Bradfield
* Brooks
* Catalina
* C/1999 F1
* C/2013 US10
* de Kock–Paraskevopoulos
* Eclipse
* Elenin
* Hale-Bopp
* Humason
* Hyakutake
* Ikeya
* C/1963 A1
* C/1964 N1
* Ikeya-Seki
* IRAS–Araki–Alcock
* ISON
* Iwamoto
* Jacques
* Johnson
* Kohoutek
* Lemmon
* C/2012 F6
* C/2018 C2
* C/2019 U6
* Leonard
* Levy
* LINEAR
* C/1999 S4
* C/2000 WM1
* C/2001 A2
* C/2002 T7
* LONEOS
* C/2001 OG108
* C/2007 F1
* Lovejoy
* C/2007 E2
* C/2011 W3
* C/2013 R1
* C/2014 Q2
* Lulin
* Machholz
* McNaught
* C/2006 P1
* C/2009 R1
* McNaught–Russell
* Mrkos
* NEAT
* C/2001 Q4
* C/2002 V1
* NEOWISE
* Nishimura
* Oukaimeden
* ʻOumuamua
* Pan-STARRS
* C/2011 L4
* C/2012 K1
* 311P/PanSTARRS
* C/2014 Q1
* C/2015 ER61
* C/2017 K2
* Pereyra
* Pojmański
* Ryves
* Seki–Lines
* Siding Spring
* C/2007 Q3
* C/2013 A1
* Skjellerup–Maristany
* Skorichenko–George
* SOHO
* Southern
* Spacewatch–Rabinowitz
* Stonehouse
* SWAN
* C/2006 M4
* C/2012 E2
* C/2020 F8
* Tago-Sato-Kosaka [de]
* West
* White–Ortiz–Bolelli
* Wilson–Hubbard [de]
* Yi–SWAN
* Zhu–Balam
* ZTF

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