Comet

Comet of the month – C/2021 A1 (Leonard)

The first comet to be discovered in 2021 was found by Gregory Leonard on January 3. He was using the

Brightest for several decades !

This month’s comet of the month is C/2019 L3 (ATLAS). This is another comet that was discovered by a survey

This month’s comet, 4P/Faye, comes to perihelion on 2021 September 8. In late July it was a 12th magnitude object

The latest issue of the Comet Section’s annual newsletter is now available for download. There is a great image of

This month’s comet is C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS). It may not look like much but this is one of the most

Section Officers

A unique Transition Object

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is a fascinating object. It orbits beyond Jupiter and, compared to the comets that we are used to,