Comets · 21
All Comets
Every comet and transition object modelled in the encyclopedia.
| Name | Designation | Type | Period | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | Jupiter-family comet | 6.45 yr | 1969 |
| Borrelly | 19P/Borrelly | Jupiter-family comet | 6.8 yr | 1904 |
| Encke | 2P/Encke | Jupiter-family comet | 3.3 yr | 1786 |
| Giacobini–Zinner | 21P/Giacobini–Zinner | Jupiter-family comet | 6.6 yr | 1900 |
| Grigg–Skjellerup | 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup | Jupiter-family comet | 5.3 yr | 1902 |
| Hale–BoppGreat | C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp) | Long-period comet | — | 1995 |
| Halley's Comet | 1P/Halley | Halley-type comet | 76 yr | — |
| Hartley 2 | 103P/Hartley 2 | Jupiter-family comet | 6.5 yr | 1986 |
| HyakutakeGreat | C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) | Long-period comet | — | 1996 |
| Ikeya–SekiGreat | C/1965 S1 (Ikeya–Seki) | Kreutz sungrazer | — | 1965 |
| Lovejoy | C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) | Kreutz sungrazer | — | 2011 |
| McNaughtGreat | C/2006 P1 (McNaught) | Long-period comet | — | 2006 |
| NEOWISEGreat | C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) | Long-period comet | — | 2020 |
| Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 | 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 | Jupiter-family comet | 5.4 yr | 1930 |
| Shoemaker–Levy 9 | D/1993 F2 | Jupiter-family comet (destroyed) | — | 1993 |
| Siding Spring | C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) | Long-period comet | — | 2013 |
| Swift–Tuttle | 109P/Swift–Tuttle | Halley-type comet | 133 yr | 1862 |
| Tempel 1 | 9P/Tempel 1 | Jupiter-family comet | 5.6 yr | 1867 |
| Tempel–Tuttle | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle | Halley-type comet | 33 yr | 1865 |
| Thatcher | C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) | Long-period comet | 415 yr | 1861 |
| Wild 2 | 81P/Wild 2 | Jupiter-family comet | 6.4 yr | 1978 |