List of long-period comets

The following list is of comets with very long orbital periods, defined as between 200 and 1000 years. These comets come from the Kuiper belt and scattered disk, beyond the orbit of Pluto, with possible origins in the Oort cloud for many. For comets with an orbital period of over 1000 years (semi-major axis greater than ~100 AU), see the List of near-parabolic comets.

Comet designation Name/ discoverer(s) Period (years) e a
(AU)
q
(AU)
i
(°)
Abs. mag (M1) Last observed perihelion Next perihelion
C/1811 W1Pons7550.980982.8811.581731.25541811/11/112566
C/1840 U1Bremiker2860.965943.4531.4857.90431840/11/142126
C/1843 D1Great Comet of 18435130.99991464.2670.005527144.35481843/02/272356
C/1846 J1Brorsen5380.99041466.11310.63376150.68091846/06/052384
C/1853 G1Schweizer7810.98928684.81360.908693122.19551853/05/102634
C/1855 G1Schweizer5000.96518563.00522.193526128.57641855/02/052355
C/1855 L1Donati2520.9857839.91310.567564156.87071855/05/302107
C/1857 O1Peters2350.98041438.13150.74684332.75651857/08/242092
C/1861 G1A. E. Thatcher4150.98346555.68190.920779.77331861/06/032276
C/1861 J1Great Comet of 18614090.9850755.08270.82238485.44241861/06/122270
C/1874 Q1Coggia3060.96282245.40281.68798534.12671874/07/182180
C/1882 R1-AGreat September Comet of 18826690.99989976.73270.00775142.01121882/09/172551
C/1882 R1-BGreat September Comet of 18827590.99990783.34410.007751142.01111882/09/172641
C/1882 R1-CGreat September Comet of 18828740.99991591.18820.007751142.01051882/09/172756
C/1882 R1-DGreat September Comet of 18829520.9999296.86250.007749142.00931882/09/172834
C/1885 R1Brooks2750.98226442.23890.74914959.0971885/08/102160
C/1886 H1Brooks7680.99678383.86790.26980333.86791886/06/072654
C/1887 B2Brooks9990.98369499.97211.630145104.27381887/03/172986
C/1894 G1Gale9580.98988497.1760.98303286.96661894/04/132852
C/1898 F1Perrine4190.98045456.0351.09526172.52921898/03/172317
C/1905 F1Giacobini2200.9361.11401905/04/042125
C/1906 V1Thiele4200.979561.212256.351906/11/212300
C/1930 F1Wilk4850.99219461.7230.4818167.14091930/03/282415
C/1931 O1Nagata3570.97920350.33911.04690342.29571931/06/112288
C/1932 G1Houghton-Ensor3020.97212745.00521.25443174.27761932/02/282234
C/1932 P1PeltierWhipple2910.97636943.89141.03719871.71951932/09/012223
C/1932 Y1Dodwell-Forbes2620.97238640.94981.13078824.50251932/12/302194
C/1935 A1Johnson9010.99130493.27830.81114865.42511935/02/262836
C/1936 O1Kaho-Kozik-Lis8880.99438992.39050.518403121.94171936/06/152824
C/1937 P1Hubble5990.97249971.03951.95365711.58061936/11/142535
C/1940 O1WhippleParaskevopoulos4250.98084356.49261.08222854.69061940/10/082365
C/1941 B1Friend-Reese-Honda3550.98122150.15520.94186426.27561941/01/202296
C/1952 H1Mrkos6450.98281674.64481.282696112.02821952/06/082597
C/1955 L1Mrkos3560.98936150.23210.53441986.50161955/06/042311
C/1961 T1Seki7590.99181283.18620.681129155.7071961/10/102720
C/1963 A1Ikeya9320.99337795.4460.632139160.64871963/03/212895
C/1963 R1Pereyra9030.99994693.79630.005065133.58211963/08/232866
C/1964 N1Ikeya3910.98464353.50990.821752171.921964/08/012355
C/1965 S1-AIkeyaSeki8800.99991591.60.007786141.86421965/10/212845
C/1973 H1Huchra8290.97297788.23362.38433748.3291973/03/112802
C/1974 O1Cesco5510.97957967.23231.372951173.15851974/05/122525
C/1975 T2Suzuki-Saigusa-Mori4460.98565358.41270.838047118.23321975/10/152421
C/1979 S1Meier3910.97319753.42991.43208167.0841979/10/172370
C/1979 Y1Bradfield3030.9879245.10.54526148.60248.41979/12/212282
C/1983 H1IRAS-Araki-Alcock9680.9898797.860.991339973.252612.5991983/05/212951
C/1984 U2Shoemaker2700.97090541.74291.2145113.88121985/01/032255
C/1985 T1Thiele7000.98329778.85651.31714139.06921985/12/192685
C/1986 E1Shoemaker5550.9467867.52843.593864159.8091986/03/112541
C/1987 B2Terasako7240.99512580.61950.3930240.85431986/12/242710
C/1992 Q2HelinLawrence4520.96536558.85542.038458106.84811993/03/152445
C/1992 W1Ohshita7190.9972180.21910.664134115.12321992/11/012711
C/1994 E1Mueller4080.96817155.02181.75129145.14251993/11/282401
C/1995 Q2Hartley-Drinkwater4240.96651856.42291.889153168.00751995/08/022419
C/1997 O1Tilbrook8110.9842286.961.371807115.802481997/07/132808
C/1998 K1Mueller4910.9451162.23.4165935.636181998/09/012489
C/1998 K5LINEAR6160.9866972.390.96354699.9271416.11998/07/172613
C/1999 L3LINEAR683.50.9743777.591.988917166.099288.82000/01/042683/06/01
C/2000 J1Ferris3700.951512.541798.7814.22000/05/112370
C/2001 S1Skiff3880.929553.23.749139.13225.92001/06/022389
C/2002 Q2LINEAR4200.977561.302996.7616.42002/08/17~2450
C/2003 H2LINEAR235.90.9429338.182.1785372.21814.22003/05/172239/05/01
C/2003 K1Spacewatch2500.947402.086129.8114.42002/12/202250
C/2003 S4-ALINEAR2240.89536.93.87440.7112.32004/05/302230
C/2003 S4-BLINEAR2530.904403.8440.4312.42004/05/232250
C/2004 DZ61Catalina (CSS)LINEAR309.810.95602745.7862.0133366.8092912.42004/05/262314/04/01
C/2004 HV60Spacewatch347.800.93849.463.0792.53132003/12/162351
C/2004 K3LINEAR4380.980957.71.10334111.927916.92004/06/302440
C/2005 H1LINEAR314.40.8968746.244.768681.51219.82004/10/282319/04/01
C/2005 N4Catalina (CSS)4440.960458.22.30373116.629814.22005/07/022450
C/2005 O1NEAT3650.929751.13.5909155.9816.32005/05/172370
C/2005 P3SWAN2790.9876842.70.5257889.70814.22005/08/092285
C/2006 S5Hill961.70.97300297.4302.63043410.131389.62007/12/092969/08/28
C/2007 D2Spacewatch4200.97771561.2457178.61815.42006/11/242425
C/2007 E1Garradd524.060.98021865.0011.2858628174.39413.72007/05/232531/06/01
C/2007 H2Skiff351.670.971749.8221.410552.19115.92007/02/172358
C/2007 K5Lovejoy3400.9766491.149164.884122007/05/012350
C/2007 T5Gibbs320.980.9136246.884.04925445.61521102008/05/242328/05/01
C/2008 H1LINEAR3710.946551.62.7602675.49210.42008/03/162380
C/2008 J5Garradd6160.9728872.41.9638493.27110.62008/04/012625
C/2008 X3LINEAR289.60.9565443.771.9021366.475111.82008/10/102298
C/2009 B2LINEAR2700.944341.82.32762156.873132009/03/072279
C/2009 E1Itagaki254.670.98507340.1770.5997215127.453413.52009/04/072263/12/01
C/2009 F5McNaught7180.97280.22.2453484.990510.22008/11/042726
C/2009 K4Gibbs2680.962841.61.548934.824813.82009/06/192280
C/2010 D4WISE520.10.8894764.677.14822105.659658.42009/03/302519/05/01
C/2010 DG56WISE5550.9764467.541.591452160.4173414.32010/05/152565
C/2010 F1Boattini5660.947668.43.5875264.9366.32009/11/102575
C/2010 F3Scotti497.70.9132762.85.446694.647589.82010/08/042508
C/2010 G2Hill943.410.979407796.191.9807735103.74529392011/09/022955/02/01
C/2010 J1Boattini222.50.953836.721.69566134.384911.42010/02/042232
C/2010 KW7WISE997.70.9742599.842.570441147.0608712.32010/10/113008
C/2010 L4WISE7170.964780.12.8255102.81812.82010/02/232726
C/2011 KP36Spacewatch238.030.87286238.40774.88308118.9859207.32016/05/272254/06/05
C/2011 Q4SWAN282.350.97415743.0391.112228147.8430711.82011/09/212294/01/27
C/2011 W3Lovejoy6980.999929478.70.0055538134.35615.32011/12/162710
C/2012 F1Gibbs6300.965742.5509129.396813.82012/02/192645
C/2012 Y1LINEAR233.80.9468737.952.016220.959415.12013/01/182246
C/2013 J6Catalina (CSS)4630.959659.92.4157285.05512.72013/04/092475
C/2013 K1Christensen7130.9881179.80.94826342.341518.42013/05/302725
C/2013 N4Borisov3330.97480548.041.21040537.0352310.62013/08/212346
C/2013 PE67Catalina (CSS)Spacewatch415.10.96680655.641.847072116.7175413.32013/12/092429/01/01
C/2013 UQ4Catalina (CSS)471.430.982153860.5721.08097487145.2585611.42014/07/052485/12/09
C/2014 G3PANSTARRS4210.916456.24.6986155.82685.52015/02/022436
C/2014 S3PANSTARRS9000.977902.049169.32117.72014/08/132900
C/2015 D4Borisov7000.9890778.80.8616877.30179.42014/10/282714
C/2015 F2Polonia237.60.9684438.361.21055228.693714.92015/04/282252/11/29
C/2015 T4PANSTARRS812.20.97362087.052.29637687.917187.02016/06/182828
C/2016 A8LINEAR207.60.9463535.061.881129148.2118410.32016/08/302224
C/2016 C2NEOWISE5120.9756364.001.55975138.156513.82016/04/192528
C/2016 R3Borisov997.760.995599.8490.446853.06718.12016/10/103014
C/2017 A1PANSTARRS8000.974902.29049.8113.12017/05/172800
C/2017 A3Elenin285.450.91143.353.854598.59.72017/01/302302
C/2017 C2PANSTARRS976.330.975398.4142.431118.584122017/01/212993
C/2018 E1ATLAS403.050.950454.56342.705572.479611.72018/4/172421
C/2019 A9PANSTARRS242.220.963338.85741.426484.34029.02019/07/262261
C/2019 J1Lemmon609.240.9655171.86502.478824.550211.82019/04/092628
C/2019 Y4-DATLAS491.160.99662.250.2545.8813.52020/05/312511
C/2020 B2Lemmon559.270.95967.882.76855.70417.22020/01/262579
C/2020 K4PANSTARRS299.660.960444.77951.7723125.90716.92020/03/062320
C/2020 Q1Borisov454.780.9777659.1371.315142.92411.62020/08/142501
C/2020 R4ATLAS933.770.9892495.53311.0283164.46216.02021/03/012955
C/2020 U3Rankin519.340.9647764.612.276230.17711.92021/02/052540
C/2020 X4Leonard312.030.8867946.005.208380.48599.12020/11/112332
C/2021 A4NEOWISE280.220.9732542.821.1455111.5713.72021/03/202301
C/2021 A10NEOWISE894.040.9863392.8041.269151.5219.62021/03/152915
C/2021 B2NEOWISE206.660.938234.9532.160119.4913.92021/03/102227
C/2021 C3Catalina (CSS)503.890.964063.3212.2765122.1616.12021/02/122525
C/2021 D1SWAN947.050.990496.440.901831.2713.32021/02/272969
C/2021 G1Leonard646.490.954775.5353.424131.5713.72021/07/222667
C/2021 Q3ATLAS641.700.930074.3965.20577.786.82022/01/262662
C/2021 U4Leonard300.590.960144.8721.787152.8818.82021/12/212322
C/2022 J1Maury-Attard329.620.966447.7161.604105.9311.92022/02/192351
C/2022 J2Bok877.300.980191.6421.827149.0918.32022/10/272900
C/2022 JK5PANSTARRS283.530.937743.1582.68716.8313.462023/04/282306
C/2022 N1Attard-Maury224.280.959936.9131.482164.7414.92022/09/102247
C/2022 U2ATLAS937.030.986195.7551.32848.2513.52023/01/142960
C/2022 V2Lemmon223.120.94436.7862.06498.9113.62023/11/012246
C/2023 P1Nishimura434.70.99657.3860.225132.4712.72023/09/172431
Used sources:
  1. MPC—List Periodic Comet Numbers[1]
  2. IAUCBAT: 200 Most Recent IAUCs[2]
  3. IAU–CBAT: Astronomical Headlines[3]
  4. PDS SBN—Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node: Periodic Comet Names and Designations[4]
  5. JPL Small-Body Database Browser[5]

See also

References

  1. "Periodic Comet Numbers". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. "Minor Planet Circulars, 200 Most Recent IAUCs". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. "Astronomical Headlines". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Periodic Comet Names and Designations". Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. "Small-Body Database Browser". JPL. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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