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Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes a close approach

Comet 46P was discovered in 1948 January by Carl Wirtanen using the 20-inch Carnegie Double Astrograph at Lick Observatory. This

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner was discovered by Giacobini in 1900 and recovered by Zinner in 1913 and it has an orbital period

Update on 2018 July 22 – Just after I wrote this the comet began to fade. At present we don’t

It will be a challenging observation due to midsummer skies and a First Quarter Moon but the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Thanks to the very hard work of our editor, Janice McClean, the latest issue of the Section’s newsletter, issue 37,

This comet was discovered by Giacobini in 1900 and recovered by Zinner in 1913 and it has an orbital period

Mike Hendrie, Director of the Comet Section from 1977 to 1987 died on Februrary 25 at the age of 87.

Comet prospects for 2026 From the Handbook: text table Comet prospects for 2025 From the Handbook: text table From

Around two weeks after the outburst of 174P noted here the coma continues to expand but the total magnitude remains

For an update on this outburst see here. The unusual Centaur comet 174P Echeclus is currently undergoing one of its