Lists of comets

The following tables contain a complete list of all the comets that have been observed in at least two Periheldurchgängen, as well as a selection of notable non- or long-period comets. However, there are only linked the comet to which there are articles.

Comets get a systematic name for their discovery. Short-period comets get prefixed with a continuous permanent number as soon as they are saved as such, in particular, for example, by the observation of a second perihelion passage.

Periodic comets

The Minor Planet Center of the IAU is responsible for counting: www.minorplanetcenter.net / iau / lists / PeriodicCodes.html ( accessed 20 Sept. 2013 ).

Non - or long-period comets

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