[{"n": "96P sungrazer family", "u": "/e/named-comets/96p-sungrazer-family/", "s": "Rarest SOHO comet group, fragments of 96P/Machholz."}, {"n": "2I/Borisov", "u": "/e/named-comets/2i-borisov/", "s": "First observed rogue comet and second interstellar interloper."}, {"n": "3I/ATLAS", "u": "/e/named-comets/3i-atlas/", "s": "Third confirmed interstellar object, discovered July 2025."}, {"n": "Comet of 841–842", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-of-841-842/", "s": "A ninth-century comet recorded across Eurasia during a Frankish civil war."}, {"n": "C/1845 L1 (Colla)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1845-l1-colla/", "s": "A great non-periodic comet that became visible to the naked eye between June and July 1845."}, {"n": "Great Southern Comet of 1880", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-southern-comet-of-1880/", "s": "A great comet known for its tail, not brightness."}, {"n": "C/1989 W1 (Aarseth–Brewington)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1989-w1-aarseth-brewington/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered by two amateurs, peaked at magnitude 2.8."}, {"n": "Comet Arend–Roland", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-arend-roland/", "s": "A hyperbolic comet discovered in 1956, never to return."}, {"n": "C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2024-g3-atlas/", "s": "Partially disintegrated non-periodic comet, Great Comet of 2025."}, {"n": "C/2015 V2 (Johnson)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2015-v2-johnson/", "s": "A faint, low-activity manx comet discovered in 2015."}, {"n": "C/1854 L1 (Klinkerfues)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1854-l1-klinkerfues/", "s": "A non-periodic comet barely visible to the naked eye in 1854."}, {"n": "C/1957 U1 (Latyshev–Wild–Burnham)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1957-u1-latyshev-wild-burnham/", "s": "Faint parabolic comet discovered by three astronomers in October 1957."}, {"n": "C/2018 C2 (Lemmon)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2018-c2-lemmon/", "s": "Hyperbolic comet reclassified from asteroid after developing a coma."}, {"n": "C/2021 A1 (Leonard)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2021-a1-leonard/", "s": "A long-period comet that made the closest-known approach to Venus."}, {"n": "C/1990 K1 (Levy)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1990-k1-levy/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered by David H. Levy in 1990."}, {"n": "C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1999-s4-linear/", "s": "First comet caught in the act of disintegrating."}, {"n": "C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2000-wm1-linear/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered by LINEAR, brightened to magnitude 2.5."}, {"n": "C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2002-t7-linear/", "s": "Hyperbolic comet discovered by LINEAR, brightened to magnitude 2.2."}, {"n": "C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2011-j2-linear/", "s": "Oort cloud comet that fragmented in mid-2014."}, {"n": "C/2018 V1 (Machholz–Fujikawa–Iwamoto)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2018-v1-machholz-fujikawa-iwamoto/", "s": "Comet with a 72.6% probability of extrasolar origin."}, {"n": "C/2009 R1 (McNaught)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2009-r1-mcnaught/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered in 2009, brightened unexpectedly in 2010."}, {"n": "C/1785 A1 (Messier–Méchain)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1785-a1-messier-m-chain/", "s": "Faint parabolic comet discovered by Messier and Méchain in 1785."}, {"n": "C/1763 S1 (Messier)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1763-s1-messier/", "s": "One of 13 comets discovered by Charles Messier."}, {"n": "C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2012-k1-panstarrs/", "s": "Retrograde Oort cloud comet discovered by Pan-STARRS in 2012."}, {"n": "C/2017 U7 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2017-u7-panstarrs/", "s": "Hyperbolic comet discovered days after 1I/'Oumuamua, likely from Oort Cloud."}, {"n": "C/2018 F4 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2018-f4-panstarrs/", "s": "Hyperbolic comet from the Oort cloud, not interstellar."}, {"n": "C/2019 U5 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2019-u5-panstarrs/", "s": "A dynamically new Oort cloud comet with a large nucleus."}, {"n": "C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2021-o3-panstarrs/", "s": "Hyperbolic Oort cloud comet with disputed disintegration."}, {"n": "C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2025-r3-panstarrs/", "s": "Hyperbolic Oort cloud comet with probable extrasolar origin."}, {"n": "C/1893 N1 (Rordame–Quénisset)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1893-n1-rordame-qu-nisset/", "s": "Hyperbolic comet independently reported by Rordame and Quénisset in 1893."}, {"n": "Comet Ryves", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-ryves/", "s": "A bright comet that passed extremely close to the Sun in 1931."}, {"n": "C/1729 P1 (Sarabat)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1729-p1-sarabat/", "s": "Possibly the largest comet ever observed, with absolute magnitude −3."}, {"n": "C/2014 B1 (Schwartz)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2014-b1-schwartz/", "s": "Distant parabolic comet with activity driven by carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide."}, {"n": "C/1962 C1 (Seki–Lines)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1962-c1-seki-lines/", "s": "Great Comet of 1962, discovered independently by two observers."}, {"n": "C/1925 F1 (Shajn–Comas Solá)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1925-f1-shajn-comas-sol/", "s": "First comet with record distant perihelion, observed until 1927."}, {"n": "Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas/", "s": "Brightest Northern Hemisphere comet since Hale–Bopp in 1997."}, {"n": "C/1882 F1 (Wells)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1882-f1-wells/", "s": "A bright sungrazing comet discovered by Charles S. Wells in 1882."}, {"n": "C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2024-e1-wierzcho/", "s": "Hyperbolic Oort cloud comet discovered by Kacper Wierzchoś in 2024."}, {"n": "C/1925 V1 (Wilk–Peltier)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1925-v1-wilk-peltier/", "s": "Faint non-periodic comet co-discovered by Peltier and Wilk in 1925."}, {"n": "C/1956 F1 (Wirtanen)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1956-f1-wirtanen/", "s": "A non-periodic comet whose split nucleus was reanalyzed decades later."}, {"n": "C/1988 Y1 (Yanaka)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1988-y1-yanaka/", "s": "Carbon- and cyanogen-depleted non-periodic comet discovered in 1988."}, {"n": "C/1991 Y1 (Zanotta–Brewington)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1991-y1-zanotta-brewington/", "s": "A dynamically new Oort cloud comet with high gas production."}, {"n": "C/2020 V2 (ZTF)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2020-v2-ztf/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered by Zwicky Transient Facility in 2020."}, {"n": "C/2022 E3 (ZTF)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2022-e3-ztf/", "s": "A green Oort cloud comet discovered in 2022, visible to the naked eye."}, {"n": "153P/Ikeya–Zhang", "u": "/e/named-comets/153p-ikeya-zhang/", "s": "Longest orbital period of any numbered periodic comet."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1843", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1843/", "s": "A Kreutz sungrazer that passed extremely close to the Sun."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1882", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1882/", "s": "A brilliant Kreutz sungrazer visible in daylight at perihelion."}, {"n": "C/2020 R4 (ATLAS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2020-r4-atlas/", "s": "Long-period comet with multiple outbursts discovered by ATLAS."}, {"n": "C/2024 S1 (ATLAS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2024-s1-atlas/", "s": "A Kreutz sungrazer that disintegrated just before perihelion in 2024."}, {"n": "C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1979-y1-bradfield/", "s": "Parent body of the July Pegasids meteor shower."}, {"n": "C/1846 J1 (Brorsen)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1846-j1-brorsen/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered in 1846, parent of the December sigma Virginids."}, {"n": "C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2013-uq4-catalina/", "s": "A comet discovered as an asteroid, later confirmed by diffuse appearance."}, {"n": "C/1855 L1 (Donati)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1855-l1-donati/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati in 1855."}, {"n": "C/1907 G1 (Grigg–Mellish)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1907-g1-grigg-mellish/", "s": "Parent body of the delta Pavonids meteor shower."}, {"n": "C/1937 P1 (Hubble)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1937-p1-hubble/", "s": "The only comet discovered by Edwin Hubble."}, {"n": "Comet Ikeya–Seki", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-ikeya-seki/", "s": "A sungrazing comet that became one of the brightest in a millennium."}, {"n": "C/1963 A1 (Ikeya)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1963-a1-ikeya/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered by Kaoru Ikeya in 1963."}, {"n": "C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1964-n1-ikeya/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered by Kaoru Ikeya in July 1964."}, {"n": "C/1983 H1 (IRAS–Araki–Alcock)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1983-h1-iras-araki-alcock/", "s": "Long-period comet that made the closest Earth approach in 200 years."}, {"n": "C/1939 H1 (Jurlof–Achmarof–Hassel)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1939-h1-jurlof-achmarof-hassel/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered April 1939 with two associated meteor showers."}, {"n": "C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2011-w3-lovejoy/", "s": "A Kreutz sungrazer that survived solar corona passage in December 2011."}, {"n": "C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2023-p1-nishimura/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered by Hideo Nishimura in August 2023."}, {"n": "C/1992 W1 (Ohshita)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1992-w1-ohshita/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered by Nobuo Ohshita in 1992."}, {"n": "C/1963 R1 (Pereyra)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1963-r1-pereyra/", "s": "A bright Kreutz sungrazing comet discovered in 1963."}, {"n": "C/1853 G1 (Schweizer)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1853-g1-schweizer/", "s": "Long-period comet linked to two weak meteor showers."}, {"n": "C/1961 T1 (Seki)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1961-t1-seki/", "s": "Long-period comet parent of December ρ-Virginids meteor shower."}, {"n": "C/2011 KP36 (Spacewatch)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2011-kp36-spacewatch/", "s": "One of the largest comets ever discovered, with a 238-year orbit."}, {"n": "C/1975 T2 (Suzuki–Saigusa–Mori)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1975-t2-suzuki-saigusa-mori/", "s": "Long-period comet that became naked-eye visible and linked to a meteor shower."}, {"n": "C/2012 E2 (SWAN)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2012-e2-swan/", "s": "First Kreutz sungrazer detected by SWAN instrument."}, {"n": "C/2025 R2 (SWAN)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2025-r2-swan/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered via SOHO's SWAN instrument in September 2025."}, {"n": "C/1861 J1 (Tebbutt)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1861-j1-tebbutt/", "s": "Great comet discovered by John Tebbutt in 1861, visible for three months."}, {"n": "X/1882 K1 (Tewfik)", "u": "/e/named-comets/x-1882-k1-tewfik/", "s": "A sungrazer spotted during the 1882 solar eclipse."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1264", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1264/", "s": "A brilliant comet linked to the death of Pope Urban IV."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1402", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1402/", "s": "Daylight comet of 1402 with longest recorded daylight visibility."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1472", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1472/", "s": "Closest great comet approach in modern times, observed for 59 days."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1556", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1556/", "s": "A comet linked to Emperor Charles V's abdication and a failed return prediction."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1577", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1577/", "s": "A widely observed comet that challenged celestial theories."}, {"n": "C/1618 W1", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1618-w1/", "s": "First comet observed with telescopes, sparked scientific and theological debate."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1680", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1680/", "s": "First comet discovered by telescope; a brilliant sungrazer."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1744", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1744/", "s": "A six-tailed great comet observed in 1743–1744."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1760", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1760/", "s": "Comet discovered by Chevalier and Messier; 51st with calculated orbit."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1807", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1807/", "s": "A great long-period comet visible naked-eye from September to December 1807."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1811", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1811/", "s": "A long-visible comet with a massive coma and cultural impact."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1819", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1819/", "s": "First comet studied with polarimetry, discovered by Tralles in 1819."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1823", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1823/", "s": "Bright comet with two tails, one pointing toward the Sun."}, {"n": "Great Southern Comet of 1865", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-southern-comet-of-1865/", "s": "A brilliant Southern Hemisphere comet unseen from the north."}, {"n": "Great Southern Comet of 1887", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-southern-comet-of-1887/", "s": "A bright sungrazing comet seen without a visible head."}, {"n": "Great Comet of 1901", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-comet-of-1901/", "s": "A bright Southern Hemisphere comet discovered naked-eye in April 1901."}, {"n": "Great January Comet of 1910", "u": "/e/named-comets/great-january-comet-of-1910/", "s": "A brilliant daylight comet that outshone Venus in January 1910."}, {"n": "Southern Comet of 1947", "u": "/e/named-comets/southern-comet-of-1947/", "s": "A bright Southern Hemisphere comet visible in December 1947."}, {"n": "C/1963 F1 (Alcock)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1963-f1-alcock/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered by George Alcock in 1963."}, {"n": "C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2017-o1-asassn/", "s": "A comet discovered by ASAS-SN that brightened rapidly then faded."}, {"n": "C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2019-y4-atlas/", "s": "A disintegrating near-parabolic comet discovered by the ATLAS survey."}, {"n": "C/1955 N1 (Bakharev–Macfarlane–Krienke)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1955-n1-bakharev-macfarlane-krienke/", "s": "A non-periodic comet discovered independently by three astronomers in 1955."}, {"n": "C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2014-un271-bernardinelli-bernstein/", "s": "Largest known Oort cloud comet, discovered at record distance."}, {"n": "C/2010 U3 (Boattini)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2010-u3-boattini/", "s": "Parabolic comet with the longest observation arc and a million-year half-orbit."}, {"n": "C/1779 A1 (Bode)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1779-a1-bode/", "s": "Comet named after Johann Elert Bode, orbit by Erik Prosperin."}, {"n": "Caesar's Comet", "u": "/e/named-comets/caesar-s-comet/", "s": "A seven-day cometary outburst interpreted as the deification of Julius Caesar."}, {"n": "C/1960 Y1 (Candy)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1960-y1-candy/", "s": "First comet with orbit calculated by its discoverer."}, {"n": "C/1874 H1 (Coggia)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1874-h1-coggia/", "s": "A bright non-periodic comet visible to the naked eye in 1874."}, {"n": "C/1907 L2 (Daniel)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1907-l2-daniel/", "s": "Naked-eye comet discovered by Zaccheus Daniel in 1907."}, {"n": "C/1941 B2 (de Kock–Paraskevopoulos)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1941-b2-de-kock-paraskevopoulos/", "s": "Bright non-periodic comet discovered independently by three observers."}, {"n": "Comet Donati", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-donati/", "s": "First comet photographed; one of the 19th century's brightest."}, {"n": "C/2010 X1 (Elenin)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2010-x1-elenin/", "s": "Oort cloud comet that disintegrated before naked-eye visibility."}, {"n": "C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2020-s3-erasmus/", "s": "A non-periodic comet discovered by Dr. Nicolas Erasmus."}, {"n": "C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2018-y1-iwamoto/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered by Masayuki Iwamoto in December 2018."}, {"n": "C/2014 E2 (Jacques)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2014-e2-jacques/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered by Brazilian astronomers in March 2014."}, {"n": "C/1911 N1 (Kiess)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1911-n1-kiess/", "s": "Parent body of the Aurigids meteor shower."}, {"n": "C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1973-e1-kohoutek/", "s": "A comet hyped as the century's brightest that fell far short."}, {"n": "C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2012-f6-lemmon/", "s": "Long-period comet discovered in Leo, peaked at magnitude +5."}, {"n": "C/2023 H2 (Lemmon)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2023-h2-lemmon/", "s": "Non-periodic comet that brightened unexpectedly during its close Earth flyby."}, {"n": "C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2025-a6-lemmon/", "s": "A non-periodic comet that brightened unexpectedly to naked-eye visibility."}, {"n": "C/1988 A1 (Liller)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1988-a1-liller/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered in 1988, namesake of the Liller family."}, {"n": "C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2001-a2-linear/", "s": "A fragmenting Oort cloud comet that brightened to magnitude 3."}, {"n": "C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2002-vq94-linear/", "s": "A large comet that remained faint beyond the inner Solar System."}, {"n": "C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2013-r1-lovejoy/", "s": "Fourth comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy, visible to the naked eye."}, {"n": "C/2007 N3 (Lulin)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2007-n3-lulin/", "s": "A green, naked-eye comet with a disconnected plasma tail."}, {"n": "C/2026 A1 (MAPS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2026-a1-maps/", "s": "Farthest Kreutz sungrazer discovered; disintegrated hours before perihelion."}, {"n": "C/1993 Y1 (McNaught–Russell)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1993-y1-mcnaught-russell/", "s": "Long-period comet possibly linked to a 6th-century apparition."}, {"n": "Comet McNaught", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-mcnaught/", "s": "The brightest comet in over 40 years, visible in daylight."}, {"n": "C/1957 P1 (Mrkos)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1957-p1-mrkos/", "s": "A great comet discovered in 1957 with two distinct tails."}, {"n": "C/2002 V1 (NEAT)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2002-v1-neat/", "s": "Eighth-brightest comet since 1935, survived close perihelion."}, {"n": "Comet NEOWISE", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-neowise/", "s": "The brightest northern comet since Hale–Bopp, retroactively called the Great Comet of 2020."}, {"n": "C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2013-v5-oukaimeden/", "s": "Dynamically new Oort cloud comet discovered in 2013."}, {"n": "C/2020 T2 (Palomar)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2020-t2-palomar/", "s": "A non-periodic comet with a 5,530-year orbit discovered in 2020."}, {"n": "C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2011-l4-panstarrs/", "s": "Non-periodic comet discovered in 2011, visible to the naked eye in March 2013."}, {"n": "C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2014-q1-panstarrs/", "s": "Non-periodic comet with three tails after perihelion."}, {"n": "C/2015 ER61 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2015-er61-panstarrs/", "s": "Inner Oort cloud comet with extreme eccentricity and orbit-changing Jupiter approach."}, {"n": "C/2016 R2 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2016-r2-panstarrs/", "s": "A carbon monoxide-rich comet with a blue coma and little water."}, {"n": "C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-2017-k2-panstarrs/", "s": "Farthest active inbound comet discovered, with a record-breaking distant coma."}, {"n": "C/1862 N1 (Schmidt)", "u": "/e/named-comets/c-1862-n1-schmidt/", "s": "Non-periodic comet with the 4th closest 19th-century Earth approach."}, {"n": "Halley's Comet", "u": "/e/named-comets/halley-s-comet/", "s": "The first comet recognized as periodic, visible to the naked eye."}, {"n": "Comet Encke", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-encke/", "s": "Shortest-period bright comet, named after its orbit calculator."}, {"n": "Biela's Comet", "u": "/e/named-comets/biela-s-comet/", "s": "A periodic comet that split and vanished, leaving the Andromedid meteor shower."}, {"n": "4P/Faye", "u": "/e/named-comets/4p-faye/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1843 by Hervé Faye."}, {"n": "6P/d'Arrest", "u": "/e/named-comets/6p-d-arrest/", "s": "Periodic comet discovered by Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest in 1851."}, {"n": "7P/Pons–Winnecke", "u": "/e/named-comets/7p-pons-winnecke/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet parent of the June Boötids meteor shower."}, {"n": "8P/Tuttle", "u": "/e/named-comets/8p-tuttle/", "s": "A Jupiter-family comet that spawns the Ursid meteor shower."}, {"n": "10P/Tempel", "u": "/e/named-comets/10p-tempel/", "s": "A Jupiter-family comet with a prominent dust trail."}, {"n": "11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR", "u": "/e/named-comets/11p-tempel-swift-linear/", "s": "A periodic comet lost and recovered after nearly a century."}, {"n": "12P/Pons–Brooks", "u": "/e/named-comets/12p-pons-brooks/", "s": "A bright Halley-type comet with a 71-year orbit."}, {"n": "13P/Olbers", "u": "/e/named-comets/13p-olbers/", "s": "Halley-type comet discovered by Heinrich Olbers in 1815."}, {"n": "14P/Wolf", "u": "/e/named-comets/14p-wolf/", "s": "Periodic comet discovered by Max Wolf in 1884."}, {"n": "15P/Finlay", "u": "/e/named-comets/15p-finlay/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet with one of the smallest Earth-MOIDs."}, {"n": "16P/Brooks", "u": "/e/named-comets/16p-brooks/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet that fragmented after discovery in 1889."}, {"n": "Comet Holmes", "u": "/e/named-comets/comet-holmes/", "s": "Periodic comet known for its massive 2007 outburst."}, {"n": "18D/Perrine–Mrkos", "u": "/e/named-comets/18d-perrine-mrkos/", "s": "A periodic comet lost after 1909, rediscovered in 1955."}, {"n": "19P/Borrelly", "u": "/e/named-comets/19p-borrelly/", "s": "Periodic comet visited by Deep Space 1 in 2001."}, {"n": "20D/Westphal", "u": "/e/named-comets/20d-westphal/", "s": "A Halley-type comet that disintegrated in 1913 and is now lost."}, {"n": "21P/Giacobini–Zinner", "u": "/e/named-comets/21p-giacobini-zinner/", "s": "First comet visited by a spacecraft; parent of the Draconid meteor shower."}, {"n": "22P/Kopff", "u": "/e/named-comets/22p-kopff/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1906 with a dark, tarry nucleus."}, {"n": "23P/Brorsen–Metcalf", "u": "/e/named-comets/23p-brorsen-metcalf/", "s": "Halley-type comet with 70-year period, first detected in submillimeter wavelengths."}, {"n": "24P/Schaumasse", "u": "/e/named-comets/24p-schaumasse/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered by Alexandre Schaumasse, with a variable brightness history."}, {"n": "26P/Grigg–Skjellerup", "u": "/e/named-comets/26p-grigg-skjellerup/", "s": "Periodic comet visited by Giotto in 1992."}, {"n": "27P/Crommelin", "u": "/e/named-comets/27p-crommelin/", "s": "A Halley-type comet named after its orbit calculator, not its discoverers."}, {"n": "28P/Neujmin", "u": "/e/named-comets/28p-neujmin/", "s": "A large, dark periodic comet with an 18-year orbit."}, {"n": "29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann", "u": "/e/named-comets/29p-schwassmann-wachmann/", "s": "A large, outburst-prone centaur comet with a 58-day rotation period."}, {"n": "32P/Comas Solà", "u": "/e/named-comets/32p-comas-sol/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered by Josep Comas Solà in 1926."}, {"n": "39P/Oterma", "u": "/e/named-comets/39p-oterma/", "s": "Inactive centaur comet first detected in CO₂ emission."}, {"n": "40P/Väisälä", "u": "/e/named-comets/40p-v-is-l/", "s": "Periodic comet with a nucleus similar in size to Comet Encke."}, {"n": "41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák", "u": "/e/named-comets/41p-tuttle-giacobini-kres-k/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet known for dramatic outbursts and a small, elongated nucleus."}, {"n": "43P/Wolf–Harrington", "u": "/e/named-comets/43p-wolf-harrington/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1924 by Max Wolf."}, {"n": "44P/Reinmuth", "u": "/e/named-comets/44p-reinmuth/", "s": "A Jupiter-family comet strongly perturbed by the gas giant."}, {"n": "45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková", "u": "/e/named-comets/45p-honda-mrkos-pajdu-kov/", "s": "Short-period comet discovered in 1948, known for radar detection and green glow."}, {"n": "46P/Wirtanen", "u": "/e/named-comets/46p-wirtanen/", "s": "A small Jupiter-family comet with a notable close approach in 2018."}, {"n": "47P/Ashbrook–Jackson", "u": "/e/named-comets/47p-ashbrook-jackson/", "s": "A bright Jupiter-family comet discovered independently in 1948."}, {"n": "49P/Arend–Rigaux", "u": "/e/named-comets/49p-arend-rigaux/", "s": "A dark, periodic comet discovered in 1951 by Arend and Rigaux."}, {"n": "50P/Arend", "u": "/e/named-comets/50p-arend/", "s": "Periodic comet discovered in 1951 by Sylvain Arend."}, {"n": "51P/Harrington", "u": "/e/named-comets/51p-harrington/", "s": "Periodic comet that fragmented, causing brightness surges."}, {"n": "54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT", "u": "/e/named-comets/54p-de-vico-swift-neat/", "s": "A periodic comet lost and rediscovered multiple times since 1844."}, {"n": "55P/Tempel–Tuttle", "u": "/e/named-comets/55p-tempel-tuttle/", "s": "Parent body of the Leonid meteor shower."}, {"n": "57P/du Toit–Neujmin–Delporte", "u": "/e/named-comets/57p-du-toit-neujmin-delporte/", "s": "A Jupiter-family comet that fragmented into at least 20 pieces in 2002."}, {"n": "58P/Jackson–Neujmin", "u": "/e/named-comets/58p-jackson-neujmin/", "s": "Periodic comet with a history of difficult recoveries."}, {"n": "60P/Tsuchinshan", "u": "/e/named-comets/60p-tsuchinshan/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered at Purple Mountain Observatory in 1965."}, {"n": "61P/Shajn–Schaldach", "u": "/e/named-comets/61p-shajn-schaldach/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1949 by Shajn and Schaldach."}, {"n": "65P/Gunn", "u": "/e/named-comets/65p-gunn/", "s": "A Jupiter-family comet orbiting within the main asteroid belt."}, {"n": "67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko", "u": "/e/named-comets/67p-churyumov-gerasimenko/", "s": "First comet orbited and landed upon by spacecraft."}, {"n": "68P/Klemola", "u": "/e/named-comets/68p-klemola/", "s": "A young Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1965."}, {"n": "70P/Kojima", "u": "/e/named-comets/70p-kojima/", "s": "Periodic comet discovered by Nobuhisa Kojima in Japan."}, {"n": "72P/Denning–Fujikawa", "u": "/e/named-comets/72p-denning-fujikawa/", "s": "A transitional periodic comet with sporadic brightening and long lost periods."}, {"n": "73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann", "u": "/e/named-comets/73p-schwassmann-wachmann/", "s": "A disintegrating periodic comet with a 5.4-year orbit."}, {"n": "76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura", "u": "/e/named-comets/76p-west-kohoutek-ikemura/", "s": "A Jupiter-family comet with a dramatically shortened orbit after a close Jovian encounter."}, {"n": "78P/Gehrels", "u": "/e/named-comets/78p-gehrels/", "s": "A highly active Jupiter-family comet discovered by Tom Gehrels."}, {"n": "80P/Peters–Hartley", "u": "/e/named-comets/80p-peters-hartley/", "s": "A lost comet recovered after 136 years by Malcolm Hartley."}, {"n": "81P/Wild", "u": "/e/named-comets/81p-wild/", "s": "Comet sampled by NASA's Stardust mission, returning cometary dust to Earth."}, {"n": "83D/Russell", "u": "/e/named-comets/83d-russell/", "s": "A lost periodic comet discovered in 1979."}, {"n": "84P/Giclas", "u": "/e/named-comets/84p-giclas/", "s": "Jupiter-family comet discovered by Henry L. Giclas in 1978."}, {"n": "85D/Boethin", "u": "/e/named-comets/85d-boethin/", "s": "A lost Jupiter-family comet discovered under unusual circumstances."}]