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Comet charts
Positions are calculated from the latest osculating elements given in the Minor Planet Centre's database. Star data are from the Hipparcos/Tycho databases. The selection of comets is derived from the summary on the Comet Section's web site.
C/2009 P1 Garradd 2012 Apr 18 - Apr 30- C/2009 P1 Garradd 2012 Apr 30 - May 31
- 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 2012 Apr 18 - Apr 30
- 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 2012 Apr 30 - May 21
- 78P/Gehrels 2012 Apr 6 - Apr 30
- 78P/Gehrels 2012 Apr 30 - May 31
- 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2012 Apr 6 - May 31
- C/2011 F1 LINEAR 2012 Apr 18 - May 31
- 246P/NEAT 2012 Apr 18 - May 31
- C/2006 S3 LONEOS 2012 Apr 18 - May 31
next to a chart provides a link to a red-on-black version, for display while observing.
A chart for any object at any one date & time can also be plotted from our "What's observable" applet.
