Future Comets - Northern Hemisphere - CometWatch

Below is a table of current and future notable comets that will be visible from the northern hemisphere. We have only included comets that reach a visual brightness below magnitude 10. These will be visible in most backyard telescopes. Many will be visible in binoculars.

Date ranges are for the time period when the comets are visible and brighter than magnitude 10

2024

• Aug-Dec 2024

  - C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

  Discovered jointly by the Purple Mountain Observatory and the ATLAS project in early 2023, this comet is expected to become a stunning sight. It will [...]

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• Nov - Dec 2024

  - 333P/LINEAR

  This periodic comet, part of the Jupiter family, was discovered in 2007 by the LINEAR project. It has an orbital period of 8.7 years and [...]

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• Dec 2024-Feb 2025

  - C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

  Discovered in April 2024 by the ATLAS survey, comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS may reach magnitude -2 around its perihelion on January 13, 2025. If the [...]

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