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Who Discovered The Comet : Comets have been discovered by many different astronomers over the centuries. Some of the most notable comet discoverers include:Edmond Halley: Discovered the periodic comet now known as Halley's Comet in 1682.Caroline Herschel: Discovered several comets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including Comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet in 1788.Charles Messier: Compiled a list of non-cometary objects, but also discovered several comets, including the Great Comet of 1769.William Herschel: Discovered several comets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including Comet C/1786 P1 (Herschel).Giovanni Schiaparelli: Discovered several comets in the late 19th century, including Comet 1866 I.Carolyn Shoemaker: Discovered or co-discovered more than 30 comets during her career as an astronomer in the 20th century.What is Comet :  A comet is a small celestial object that is made up of ice, dust, and rocky debris. Comets are often called "dirty snowballs" because they are made up of ice and dust that have been frozen together since the formation of our solar system.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWDj1HpMvcT00-C0ufiH5fR3jPSQF81zPBFert8V_5DVAdtN79rqAyZCVRe-QkpvOVL9YFXo3R0lZmhix1m8VJiaR_5NouJpwDjqkbbp_a1_6vQ33hPNYN5nOQ94x-4In35fzPfisg6ykG-rjEckWpqKqEupy2OW5Z98i3rWAjZk9HAVp07oDSG4KNg/s683/Comet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="683" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWDj1HpMvcT00-C0ufiH5fR3jPSQF81zPBFert8V_5DVAdtN79rqAyZCVRe-QkpvOVL9YFXo3R0lZmhix1m8VJiaR_5NouJpwDjqkbbp_a1_6vQ33hPNYN5nOQ94x-4In35fzPfisg6ykG-rjEckWpqKqEupy2OW5Z98i3rWAjZk9HAVp07oDSG4KNg/w640-h452/Comet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechComets typically have highly elliptical orbits that take them from the far reaches of our solar system to close to the Sun. As a comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes the ice in the comet to melt, releasing gas and dust that form a glowing coma (a bright, fuzzy cloud) around the nucleus of the comet. The gas and dust can also form a long, glowing tail that can stretch millions of kilometers behind the comet. Comets are believed to be remnants of the early solar system and studying them can provide insights into how our solar system formed and evolved over time. They have fascinated people throughout history and have been viewed as omens of good or bad luck, depending on the culture and time period.Comet Comes From : <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtaddO5dj82d94UPCLs-Xln790DT0cArSdA3sHGsvKtTpMVfA-aM-wE5iLgOAuVS2jgwDVwQ17B7P7X-tdF_QR7-YkuYNwwbzOsJj7XbVcOfRTxTVlwcea8XJDHwb2sE_OSZcVY1v7pxl-viOwhwG1VnjZzK4mssLqAk0wPlyyhAdNnsioUR754Id6g/s716/Kuiper%20Belt%20&%20Oort%20Cloud.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtaddO5dj82d94UPCLs-Xln790DT0cArSdA3sHGsvKtTpMVfA-aM-wE5iLgOAuVS2jgwDVwQ17B7P7X-tdF_QR7-YkuYNwwbzOsJj7XbVcOfRTxTVlwcea8XJDHwb2sE_OSZcVY1v7pxl-viOwhwG1VnjZzK4mssLqAk0wPlyyhAdNnsioUR754Id6g/w636-h640/Kuiper%20Belt%20&%20Oort%20Cloud.jpg" width="636" /></a></div> Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechComets are believed to originate from two main sources in our solar system: the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.The Kuiper Belt is a region of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune that contains many small icy bodies, including Pluto. Some of these icy bodies can be dislodged from the Kuiper Belt and sent into the inner solar system, where they become comets.The Oort Cloud, on the other hand, is a vast spherical region that surrounds the outermost reaches of our solar system. It is believed to contain billions of icy objects, including comets. When a passing star or some other gravitational disturbance causes one of these objects to be dislodged from the Oort Cloud, it can be sent on a trajectory towards the inner solar system, where it becomes a comet.Comets from the Kuiper Belt tend to have shorter orbital periods and are generally more stable, while comets from the Oort Cloud can have very long orbital periods and are often more unpredictable in their behavior. -: Comet Sightings Till 2026 (Sept'26) :- 1.Great Comet of 1807 (C/1807 R1): This was a very bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by Andrew Ellicott Douglass, an American astronomer. 2. Comet 1805 III (Encke): This was a periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity approximately every 3.3 years. It was discovered by Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer.3. Comet 1808 (Pons): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered by Jean-Louis Pons, a French astronomer. 4. Comet 1809 I (Pons): This was a periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity approximately every 6.4 years. It was also discovered by Jean-Louis Pons. 5. Great Comet of 1811 (C/1811 F1): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by Honoré Flaugergues, a French astronomer. 6. Comet 1819 II (Blanpain): This was a periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity approximately every 6.7 years. It was discovered by Jean-Jacques Blanpain, a French astronomer.7. Comet 1819 III (Klinkerfues): This was a periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity approximately every 6.6 years. It was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, a German astronomer. 8. Comet 1823 (Pons): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered by Jean-Louis Pons, a French astronomer.9. Great Comet of 1825 (C/1825 N1): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by Jean-Louis Pons, a French astronomer.10. Comet 1826 I (Encke): This is a periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity every 3.3 years. It was discovered by Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer.11. Comet 1829 II (Faye): This is a periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity approximately every 7 years. It was discovered by Urbain Le Verrier and Jacques Babinet, French astronomers.12. Comet 1832 (Pons): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered by Jean-Louis Pons.13. Great Comet of 1835 (C/1835 Q1): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by Wilhelm von Biela, an Austrian astronomer.14. Halley's Comet (1P/Halley): This is a well-known periodic comet that returns to Earth's vicinity roughly every 76 years. It was last seen in 1986 and will next be visible from Earth in 2061. Halley's Comet was named after English astronomer Edmond Halley, who accurately predicted its return in 1758.15. Comet 1838 D1 (Great Comet of 1838): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered by Adolphe Quételet, a Belgian astronomer.16. Comet 1843 III (D'Arrest): This was a periodic comet that was discovered by Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest, a German astronomer.17. Great Comet of 1843 (C/1843 D1): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by Francesco de Vico, an Italian astronomer.18. Comet 1844 II (Great March Comet): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered by Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart, a French astronomer.19. Comet 1846 I (de Vico's Comet): This was a periodic comet that was discovered by Francesco de Vico, the same astronomer who discovered the Great Comet of 1843.20. Comet 1851 I (Brorsen): This was a periodic comet that was discovered by Theodor Brorsen, a German astronomer.21. Donati's Comet (C/1858 L1): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati, an Italian astronomer.22. Comet 1857 VI (Secchi's Comet): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered by Pietro Angelo Secchi, an Italian Jesuit priest and astronomer.23. Comet 1858 VI (Tempel's Comet): This was a periodic comet that was discovered by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel, a German astronomer.24. Comet 1854 I (Donati's Type II Comet): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several weeks. It was discovered independently by William Rutter Dawes in England and George Phillips Bond in the United States.25. Great Comet of 1861 (C/1861 J1): This was a bright comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months. It was discovered by John Tebbutt, an Australian astronomer.26. Comet 1865 B1: This was a bright comet that was visible for several weeks in the spring of 1865. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest, a German astronomer.27. Comet 1866a (Great Southern Comet of 1866): This was a bright comet that was visible from the southern hemisphere. It was discovered independently by Robert Ellery in Australia and William Henry Finlay in South Africa.28. Comet 1868f (Winnecke): This was a periodic comet that was discovered by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, a German astronomer.29. Great Comet of 1874 (C/1874 H1): A bright comet that was visible to the naked eye and had a very long tail. It was discovered by the British astronomer Robert Luther in April 1874.30. Comet Swift-Tuttle of 1862 (109P/Swift-Tuttle): A periodic comet that was rediscovered by Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in 1862. It has a 133-year orbital period and is the parent comet of the Perseid meteor shower.31. Comet Donati of 1858 (C/1858 L1): A bright comet that was visible to the naked eye and had a very long tail. It was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Donati in June 1858, but was still visible in the sky until early 1859.32. Comet Coggia of 1874 (C/1874 H1): A bright comet that was discovered by the French astronomer Jérôme Eugène Coggia in April 1874. It had a long, curved tail and was visible to the naked eye.33. Great Comet of 1881 (C/1881 K1): A bright comet that was visible to the naked eye and had a very long tail. It was discovered by John Tebbutt in Australia in May 1881.34. Great Southern Comet of 1887 (C/1887 B1): A bright comet that was visible to the naked eye and had a very long tail. It was discovered by the French astronomer Michel Giacobini in January 1887.35. Comet 14P/Wolf (Wolf-Harrington) of 1884: A periodic comet that was first discovered in 1884 by the Swiss astronomer Johann Wolf. It has since been observed in several returns.36. Comet Holmes of 1892 (17P/Holmes): A periodic comet that had a sudden and unexpected outburst in brightness in October 1892. It was discovered by the British amateur astronomer Edwin Holmes.37. Great January Comet of 1892 (C/1892 E1): A bright comet that was visible to the naked eye and had a very long tail. It was discovered by Walter Gale in Australia in January 1892.38. Brooks Comet of 1893 (C/1893 Q1): A comet that was visible to the naked eye for several months in 1893. It was discovered by William Robert Brooks in the United States in August 1893.39. Perrine's Comet of 1895 (C/1895 Q1): A comet discovered by the American astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine in August 1895. It was visible to the naked eye and had a very bright coma.40. Comet Morehouse of 1901 (C/1901 G1): A bright comet discovered by Daniel Walter Morehouse in April 1901. It had a very long, curved tail and was visible to the naked eye.41. Great Comet of 1901 (C/1901 G1) - discovered in April 1901, visible to the naked eye in May and June 190142. Comet Brooks (C/1902 H1) - discovered in April 1902, visible to the naked eye in July and August 190243. Comet Perrine (C/1904 Y1) - discovered in December 1904, visible to the naked eye in February and March 190544. Comet Morehouse (C/1908 R1) - discovered in September 1908, visible to the naked eye in November and December 190845. Comet Halley (1P/Halley) - made its closest approach to Earth in April 1910, but was also visible to the naked eye in May and June 191046. Comet Tago-Sato-Kosaka (C/1907 L1) - discovered in June 1907, visible to the naked eye in October and November 190747. Comet Forbes (C/1906 V1) - discovered in November 1906, visible to the naked eye in January and February 190748. Comet Halley (1P/Halley) - made its closest approach to Earth in May 1910 and was visible to the naked eye in April and May 191049. Comet Halley (1P/Halley) - made its closest approach to Earth in May 1910 and was visible to the naked eye50. Comet Morehouse (C/1910 A1) - discovered in January 1910, visible to the naked eye in March and April 191051. Comet Grigg-Mellish (C/1910 A2) - discovered in January 1910, visible to the naked eye in March and April 191052. Comet Day (C/1911 S3) - discovered in September 1911, visible to the naked eye in November and December 191153. Comet Metcalf (C/1919 Q2) - discovered in August 1919, visible to the naked eye in November and December 191954. Comet Giacobini (C/1913 J1) - discovered in May 1913, visible to the naked eye in August and September 191355. Comet Skjellerup (C/1911 O1) - discovered in July 1911, visible to the naked eye in September and October 191156. Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann (C/1915 N1) - discovered in July 1915, visible to the naked eye in September and October 191557. Comet Skjellerup-Maristany (C/1927 X1) - discovered in December 1927, visible to the naked eye in February and March 192858. Comet Reinmuth (C/1925 F1) - discovered in March 1925, visible to the naked eye in June and July 192559. Comet Pons-Brooks (C/1927 E1) - discovered in March 1927, visible to the naked eye in May and June 192760. Comet Arnold (C/1927 X2) - discovered in December 1927, visible to the naked eye in February and March 192861. Comet Reinmuth-Winnecke (C/1929 Y1) - discovered in December 1929, visible to the naked eye in March and April 193062. Comet Roughton (C/1925 F2) - discovered in March 1925, visible to the naked eye in June and July 192563. Comet D'Arrest-Hartwig (C/1925 F3) - discovered in March 1925, visible to the naked eye in June and July 192564. Comet Farrington (C/1927 E2) - discovered in March 1927, visible to the naked eye in May and June 192765. Comet Hubble (C/1937 P1) - discovered in August 1937, visible to the naked eye in October and November 193766. Comet Wilson-Harrington (C/1940 B1) - discovered in January 1940, visible to the naked eye in April and May 194067. Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle) - discovered in December 1865, but its periodic returns were observed in November 1932 and January 194168. Comet Bennett (C/1935 Q1) - discovered in August 1935, visible to the naked eye in October and November 193569. Comet Anderson-LINEAR (C/1943 W1) - discovered in November 1943, visible to the naked eye in February and March 194470. Comet Humason (C/1937 K1) - discovered in May 1937, visible to the naked eye in August and September 193771. Comet Zwicky (C/1939 Y1) - discovered in December 1939, visible to the naked eye in March and April 194072. Comet Peltier-Daimaca (C/1930 F1) - discovered in March 1930, visible to the naked eye in June and July 193073. Comet Bennett (C/1947 F2) - discovered in March 1947, visible to the naked eye in May and June 194774. Comet Humason (C/1948 V1) - discovered in November 1948, visible to the naked eye in January and February 194975. Comet Wilson-Harrington (C/1949 N1) - discovered in July 1949, visible to the naked eye in October and November 194976. Comet Arend-Roland (C/1956 R1) - discovered in November 1956, visible to the naked eye in April and May 195777. Comet Mrkos (C/1957 P1) - discovered in August 1957, visible to the naked eye in November and December 195778. Comet Arend (C/1954 A1) - discovered in January 1954, visible to the naked eye in April and May 195479. Comet Boattini (C/1949 P1) - discovered in August 1949, visible to the naked eye in November and December 194980. Comet Mrkos (C/1959 Y1) - discovered in December 1959, visible to the naked eye in May and June 196081. Comet Arend-Roland (C/1956 R1) - discovered in November 1956, visible to the naked eye in April 195782. Comet Mrkos (C/1957 P1) - discovered in August 1957, visible to the naked eye in November 195783. Comet Humason (C/1956 R2) - discovered in November 1956, visible to the naked eye in January 195784. Comet Arend (C/1957 P1) - discovered in August 1957, visible to the naked eye in October 1957 85. Comet Burnham (C/1959 Y1) - discovered in December 1959, visible to the naked eye in February 1960 86. Comet Wilson-Hubbard (C/1961 R1) - discovered in September 1961, visible to the naked eye in October 196187. Comet Seki-Lines (C/1962 C1) - discovered in February 1962, visible to the naked eye in May 196288. Comet Seki-Lines (C/1962 J1) - discovered in May 1962, visible to the naked eye in July 1962 89.  Comet Ikeya (C/1963 R1) - discovered in September 1963, visible to the naked eye in April and May 196490. Comet Pereyra (C/1963 R1) - discovered in September 1963, visible to the naked eye in February and March 196491. Comet Ikeya-Seki (C/1965 S1) - discovered in September 1965, visible to the naked eye in October and November 196592. Comet Bennett (C/1969 Y1) - discovered in December 1969, visible to the naked eye in March 197093. Comet Tago-Sato-Kosaka (C/1969 T1) - discovered in October 1969, visible to the naked eye in April and May 197094. Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli (C/1969 Y2) - discovered in December 1969, visible to the naked eye in April and May 197095. Comet Kohoutek (C/1973 E1) - discovered in March 1973, visible to the naked eye in January 197496. Comet West (C/1975 V1) - discovered in August 1975, visible to the naked eye in March and April 197697. Comet Bradfield (C/1974 V1) - discovered in November 1974, visible to the naked eye in April and May 197598. Comet Cernis-Kiuchi (C/1978 H1) - discovered in April 1978, visible to the naked eye in July and August 197899. Comet Bennett (C/1970 G2) - discovered in April 1970, visible to the naked eye in June 1970100. Comet Seki-Lines (C/1970 K1) - discovered in May 1970, visible to the naked eye in July 1970101. Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli (C/1970 K1) - discovered in May 1970, visible to the naked eye in August and September 1970102. Comet Halley (1P/Halley) - visible to the naked eye in February and March 1986103. Comet P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (12P/P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova) - discovered in December 1983, visible to the naked eye in April 1984104. Comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock (C/1983 H1) - discovered in April 1983, visible to the naked eye in May and June 1983105. Comet P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (29P/P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1) - discovered in November 1927, visible to the naked eye in April and May 1984106. Comet Austin (C/1989 X1) - discovered in December 1989, visible to the naked eye in March 1990107. Comet Levy (C/1984 W2) - discovered in November 1984, visible to the naked eye in January 1985108. Comet Bradfield (C/1987 A1) - discovered in January 1987, visible to the naked eye in April and May 1987109. Halley's Comet (1P/Halley) - visible to the naked eye during its 1986 apparition, as well as previous and subsequent apparitions in the 20th century110. Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) - discovered in July 1995, visible to the naked eye in 1996 and 1997111. Comet Hyakutake (C/1996 B2) - discovered in January 1996, visible to the naked eye in March and April 1996112. Comet West (C/1975 V1) - discovered in August 1975, visible to the naked eye in 1976113. Comet Ikeya-Seki (C/1965 S1) - discovered in September 1965, visible to the naked eye in October and November 1965114. Comet Arend-Roland (C/1956 R1) - discovered in November 1956, visible to the naked eye in April 1957115. Comet Mrkos (C/1957 P1) - discovered in August 1957, visible to the naked eye in November 1957116. Comet Bennett (C/1969 Y1) - discovered in December 1969, visible to the naked eye in March 1970117. Comet Ikeya (C/1963 R1) - discovered in September 1963, visible to the naked eye in April and May 1964118. Comet Halley (1910) - visible to the naked eye during its 1910 apparition119. Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) - discovered in August 2006, visible to the naked eye in January 2007120. Comet LINEAR (C/2002 T7) - discovered in October 2002, visible to the naked eye in May 2004121. Comet NEAT (C/2001 Q4) - discovered in August 2001, visible to the naked eye in May 2004122. Comet Bradfield (C/2004 F4) - discovered in March 2004, visible to the naked eye in May 2004123. Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3) - discovered in July 2007, visible to the naked eye in February 2009124. Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes) - discovered in November 1892, visible to the naked eye during a sudden outburst in October 2007125. Comet SWAN (C/2006 M4) - discovered in June 2006, visible to the naked eye in July and August 2006126. Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) - discovered in September 2009, visible to the naked eye in June and July 2010127. Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) - discovered in November 2011, visible to the naked eye in December 2011 and January 2012128. Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) - discovered in June 2011, visible to the naked eye in March and April 2013129. Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) - discovered in September 2012, visible to the naked eye in November and December 2013130. Comet Jacques (C/2014 E2) - discovered in March 2014, visible to the naked eye in August and September 2014131. Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) - discovered in October 2013, visible to the naked eye in January 2016132. Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4) - discovered in December 2019, visible to the naked eye in March and April 2020133. Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) - discovered in March 2020, visible to the naked eye in July 2020134. Comet Swan (C/2020 F8) - discovered in April 2020, visible to the naked eye in May and June 2020135. C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) - discovered in March 2020, became visible to the naked eye in July 2020 and put on a stunning display in the northern hemisphere.136. C/2021 A1 (Leonard) - discovered in January 2021, expected to become visible to the naked eye in late 2021 or early 2022 as it gets closer to the Sun.137. C/2021 D1 (SWAN) - discovered in February 2021, reached peak brightness in March 2021 but was not visible to the naked eye.138. C/2021 K1 (Leonard) - discovered in May 2021, expected to become visible to the naked eye in late 2021 or early 2022 as it gets closer to the Sun.139. C/2021 N3 (ATLAS) - discovered in July 2021, expected to become visible to the naked eye in December 2022 as it gets closer to the Sun.140. C/2022 A1 (Elenin) - discovered in January 2022, expected to become visible to the naked eye in late 2022 or early 2023 as it gets closer to the Sun.141. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered on January 14, 2023 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii. expected to become visible to the naked eye in late 2023 or early 2024 as it gets closer to the Sun.142. Comet C/2023 E1 (Borisov) - This comet, discovered in March 2023, was also anticipated to be visible in the night sky later in the year.143. Comet C/2023 W1 (Leonard) - Expected to become bright enough for naked-eye visibility in early 2024, it is one to watch for sky-gazers.144. Comet C/2024 A1 - A newly discovered comet that may provide a good viewing opportunity later in 2024.<span class="rQesXe MPyX" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">145. 3I/ATLAS - The third confirmed interstellar object detected passing through our solar system, tracked by astronomers through late 2025. <span class="rQesXe MPyX" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">146. C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) & C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) - Notable bright comets making close approaches to Earth in late 2025. <strong class="rQesXe MPyX" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-inited="2" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="iNqyIf" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-ved="2ahUKEwjFhoWQwvOWAxVLleEIHRNeKWYQ0fERegoIAggACAAIFBAD" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="iNqyIf" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">147. Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) - A Kreutz sungrazer discovered in January 2026. It made a dramatic, extremely close plunge past the Sun on April 4, 2026, passing within 100,000 miles of the solar surface before disintegrating due to the intense   <strong class="rQesXe MPyX" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-inited="2" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="iNqyIf" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-ved="2ahUKEwjFhoWQwvOWAxVLleEIHRNeKWYQ0fERegoIAggACAAIFBAL" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="iNqyIf" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">148. Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) - Often highlighted as a major comet of 2026, it reached perihelion on April 19 and made its closest approach to Earth around April 26, 2026, coming within roughly 45.5 million miles (73.2 million km) during its first visit to the inner solar system in about 170,000 years. <span class="rQesXe MPyX" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="iNqyIf" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-ved="2ahUKEwjFhoWQwvOWAxVLleEIHRNeKWYQ0fERegoIAggACAAIFBAT" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="iNqyIf" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">149. Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) - Reached its perihelion on January 20, 2026, and made its closest approach to Earth on February 17, 2026, at a distance of about 94 million miles. <span class="rQesXe MPyX" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" style="border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">150. 220P/McNaught & C/2026 A2 (Bok) - Active telescopic comets currently observable under dark skies in 2026 Photographic Documentation : The first photograph of a comet was taken in 1881 by Henry Draper, an American astronomer and pioneer of astrophotography. Draper used a 6-inch refracting telescope and a wet-plate camera to capture an image of Comet 1881 III, also known as the Great Comet of 1881. The photograph was taken at his private observatory in New York, and it revealed the comet's bright coma and a faint tail. Comets Who Visits Recurrently :There are many comets that visit our Solar System on a regular, or recurrent, basis. Here are some of the most well-known and significant ones: <ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Halley's Comet (1P/Halley): This is one of the most famous comets, with a period of approximately 76 years. It was last visible from Earth in 1986 and will next be visible in 2061.</li><li> Comet Encke (2P/Encke): This is a periodic comet with a period of approximately 3.3 years. It is one of the shortest-period comets known and is named after its discoverer, Johann Franz Encke.</li><li>Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle): This is the parent comet of the Leonid meteor shower, which occurs annually in November. It has a period of approximately 33 years.</li><li>Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes): This is a periodic comet with a period of approximately 6.9 years. It underwent a massive outburst in 2007, becoming briefly visible to the naked eye.</li><li>Comet Wild 2 (81P/Wild): This is a periodic comet with a period of approximately 6.4 years. It was visited by the Stardust spacecraft in 2004, which collected samples of its dust.</li><li>Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - This comet has a period of approximately 6.5 years and was studied up close by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft in 2014-2016.</li><li>Comet Machholz - This comet has a period of approximately 5.3 years and was first discovered in 1986 by amateur astronomer Don Machholz. It has been observed several times since then, most recently in 2018.</li></ul>

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