Icy visitors

Comets

Balls of ice and dust on long, elongated orbits that grow tails as they near the Sun — from short-period regulars like Halley to one-time passers-by.

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PANSTARRS

C/2021 A9 (PANSTARRS)

Comet

-2,456.41 AU from Sun

Palomar

C/2019 O3 (Palomar)

Comet

-2,451.57 AU from Sun

Tabur

C/1997 N1 (Tabur)

Comet

-2,447.5 AU from Sun

ISON

C/2012 S1 (ISON)

Comet

-2,446.89 AU from Sun

PANSTARRS

C/2024 L2 (PANSTARRS)

Comet

-2,441.48 AU from Sun

Maury-Attard

C/2021 X1 (Maury-Attard)

Comet

-2,440.89 AU from Sun

ATLAS

C/2021 Y1 (ATLAS)

Comet

-2,437.9 AU from Sun

PANSTARRS

C/2018 F4-B (PANSTARRS)

Comet

-2,428.38 AU from Sun

Montani

C/2000 A1 (Montani)

Comet

-2,426.93 AU from Sun

Barnard

C/1885 X2 (Barnard)

Comet

-2,394.38 AU from Sun

Fuls

C/2021 Q4 (Fuls)

Comet

-2,393.67 AU from Sun

PANSTARRS

C/2011 U3 (PANSTARRS)

Comet

-2,385.06 AU from Sun

LINEAR

C/2001 B1 (LINEAR)

Comet

-2,381.82 AU from Sun

Catalina

C/2012 J1 (Catalina)

Comet

-2,378.97 AU from Sun

PANSTARRS

C/2014 M1 (PANSTARRS)

Comet

-2,365.04 AU from Sun

PANSTARRS

C/2023 X7 (PANSTARRS)

Comet

-2,356.44 AU from Sun

Lemmon

C/2014 L5 (Lemmon)

Comet

-2,346.88 AU from Sun

Denneau

C/2016 J2 (Denneau)

Comet

-2,340.19 AU from Sun

Levy

C/1987 A1 (Levy)

Comet

-2,336.35 AU from Sun

LINEAR

C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)

Comet

-2,334.73 AU from Sun

Garradd

C/2008 P1 (Garradd)

Comet

-2,321.06 AU from Sun

Bok

C/2021 X2 (Bok)

Comet

-2,290.29 AU from Sun

LINEAR

C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)

Comet

-2,287.43 AU from Sun

Finsler

C/1937 N1 (Finsler)

Comet

-2,279.65 AU from Sun