Periodic Comet Numbers
The assignment of periodic comet numbers is the responsibility of the Minor Planet Center.Additions to this list will appear in the Minor Planet Circulars.
This list was last updated on 2013 Apr. 27.
The current list of numbers is as follows:
Number Name Prov. Desig. 281P MOSS P/2013 CE31 280P Larsen P/2004 H2 279P La Sagra P/2009 QG31 278P McNaught P/2006 K2 277P LINEAR P/2005 YQ127 276P Vorobjov P/2012 T7 275P Hermann P/1999 D1 274P Tombaugh-Tenagra P/2012 WX32 273P Pons-Gambart P/1827 M1 272P NEAT P/2004 F1 271P van Houten-Lemmon P/1960 S1 270P Gehrels P/1997 C1 269P Jedicke P/1996 A1 268P Bernardi P/2005 V1 267P LONEOS P/2006 Q2 266P Christensen P/2006 U5 265P LINEAR P/2003 O2 264P Larsen P/2004 H3 263P Gibbs P/2006 Y2 262P McNaught-Russell P/1994 X1 261P Larson P/2005 N3 260P McNaught P/2005 K3 259P Garradd P/2008 R1 258P PANSTARRS P/2012 H1 257P Catalina P/2005 JY126 256P LINEAR P/2003 HT15 255P Levy P/2006 T1 254P McNaught P/2010 T1 253P PANSTARRS P/2011 R2 252P NEAR P/2000 G1 251P LINEAR P/2004 HC18 250P Larson P/2011 A1 249P LINEAR P/2006 U1 248P Gibbs P/2010 W1 247P LINEAR P/2002 VP94 247P LINEAR P/2010 V3 246P NEAT P/2004 F3 245P WISE P/2010 L1 244P Scotti P/2000 Y3 243P NEAT P/2003 S2 242P Spahr P/1998 U4 241P NEAR P/1999 U3 240P NEAT P/2002 X2 239P LINEAR P/1999 XB69 238P Read P/2005 U1 237P LINEAR P/2002 LN13 236P LINEAR P/2003 UY275 235P LINEAR P/2002 FA9 234P LINEAR P/2002 CF140 233P La Sagra P/2009 WJ50 232P Hill P/2009 W1 231P LINEAR-NEAT P/2003 CP7 230P LINEAR P/2009 U6 229P Gibbs P/2009 S1 228P LINEAR P/2001 YX127 227P Catalina-LINEAR P/2004 EW38 226P Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski P/2003 A1 225P LINEAR P/2002 T1 224P LINEAR-NEAT P/2003 XD10 223P Skiff P/2002 S1 222P LINEAR P/2004 X1 221P LINEAR P/2002 JN16 220P McNaught P/2004 K2 219P LINEAR P/2002 LZ11 218P LINEAR P/2003 H4 217P LINEAR P/2001 MD7 216P LINEAR P/2001 CV8 215P NEAT P/2002 O8 214P LINEAR P/2002 CW134 213P Van Ness P/2005 R2 212P NEAT P/2000 YN30 211P Hill P/2008 X1 210P Christensen P/2003 K2 209P LINEAR P/2004 CB 208P McMillan P/2008 U1 207P NEAT P/2001 J1 206P Barnard-Boattini P/1892 T1 205P Giacobini P/1896 R2 204P LINEAR-NEAT P/2001 TU80 203P Korlevic P/1999 WJ7 202P Scotti P/2001 X2 201P LONEOS P/2001 R1 200P Larsen P/1997 V1 199P Shoemaker P/1994 J3 198P ODAS P/1998 X1 197P LINEAR P/2003 KV2 196P Tichy P/2000 U6 195P Hill P/2006 W4 194P LINEAR P/2000 B3 193P LINEAR-NEAT P/2001 Q5 192P Shoemaker-Levy P/1990 V1 191P Naught P/2007 N1 190P Mueller P/1998 U2 189P NEAT P/2002 O5 188P LINEAR-Mueller P/1998 S1 187P LINEAR P/1999 J5 186P Garradd P/2007 B3 185P Petriew P/2001 Q2 184P Lovas P/1986 W1 183P Korlevic-Juric P/1999 DN3 182P LONEOS P/2001 WF2 181P Shoemaker-Levy P/1991 V1 180P NEAT P/2001 K1 179P Jedicke P/1995 A1 178P Hug-Bell P/1999 X1 177P Barnard P/1889 M1 176P LINEAR P/1999 RE70 175P Hergenrother P/2000 C1 174P Echeclus P/2000 EC98 173P Mueller P/1993 W1 172P Yeung P/2002 BV 171P Spahr P/1998 W1 170P Christensen P/2005 M1 169P NEAT P/2002 EX12 168P Hergenrother P/1998 W2 167P CINEOS P/2004 PY42 166P NEAT P/2001 T4 165P LINEAR P/2000 B4 164P Christensen P/2004 Y1 163P NEAT P/2004 V4 162P Siding Spring P/2004 TU12 161P Hartley-IRAS P/1983 V1 160P LINEAR P/2004 NL21 159P LONEOS P/2003 UD16 158P Kowal-LINEAR P/2001 RG100 157P Tritton P/1978 C2 156P Russell-LINEAR P/2000 QD181 155P Shoemaker P/1986 A1 154P Brewington P/1992 Q1 153P Ikeya-Zhang P/2002 C1 152P Helin-Lawrence P/1993 K2 151P Helin P/1987 Q3 150P LONEOS P/2000 WT168 149P Mueller P/1992 G3 148P Anderson-LINEAR P/1963 W1 147P Kushida-Muramatsu P/1993 X1 146P Shoemaker-LINEAR P/1984 W1 145P Shoemaker-Levy P/1991 T1 144P Kushida P/1994 A1 143P Kowal-Mrkos P/1984 H1 142P Ge-Wang P/1988 V1 141P Machholz P/1994 P1 140P Bowell-Skiff P/1983 C1 139P Vaisala-Oterma P/1939 TN 137P Shoemaker-Levy P/1990 UL3 136P Mueller P/1990 S1 135P Shoemaker-Levy P/1992 G2 134P Kowal-Vavrova P/1983 J3 133P Elst-Pizarro P/1996 N2 132P Helin-Roman-Alu P/1989 U1 131P Mueller P/1990 R1 130P McNaught-Hughes P/1991 S1 129P Shoemaker-Levy P/1991 C1 128P Shoemaker-Holt P/1987 U1 127P Holt-Olmstead P/1990 R2 126P IRAS P/1983 M1 125P Spacewatch P/1991 R2 124P Mrkos P/1991 F1 123P West-Hartley P/1989 E3 122P de Vico P/1846 D1 121P Shoemaker-Holt P/1989 E2 120P Mueller P/1987 U2 119P Parker-Hartley P/1989 E1 118P Shoemaker-Levy P/1991 C2 117P Helin-Roman-Alu P/1989 T2 116P Wild P/1990 B1 115P Maury P/1985 Q1 114P Wiseman-Skiff P/1986 Y1 113P Spitaler P/1890 W1 112P Urata-Niijima P/1986 UD 111P Helin-Roman-Crockett P/1989 A2 110P Hartley P/1988 D1 109P Swift-Tuttle P/1862 O1 108P Ciffreo P/1985 V1 107P Wilson-Harrington P/1949 W1 106P Schuster P/1977 T1 105P Singer Brewster P/1986 J1 104P Kowal P/1979 B1 103P Hartley P/1986 E2 102P Shoemaker P/1984 S2 101P Chernykh P/1977 Q1 100P Hartley P/1985 L1 99P Kowal P/1977 H2 98P Takamizawa P/1984 O1 97P Metcalf-Brewington P/1906 V2 96P Machholz P/1986 J2 95P Chiron P/1977 UB 94P Russell P/1984 E1 93P Lovas P/1980 X1 92P Sanguin P/1977 T2 91P Russell P/1983 L1 90P Gehrels P/1972 T1 89P Russell P/1980 S1 88P Howell P/1981 Q1 87P Bus P/1981 E1 86P Wild P/1980 G1 85P Boethin P/1975 A1 84P Giclas P/1978 R2 83D Russell D/1979 M2 82P Gehrels P/1975 U1 81P Wild P/1978 A2 80P Peters-Hartley P/1982 N1 79P du Toit-Hartley P/1945 G1 78P Gehrels P/1973 S1 77P Longmore P/1975 L1 76P West-Kohoutek-Ikemura P/1975 D1 75D Kohoutek D/1975 C1 74P Smirnova-Chernykh P/1975 E2 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann P/1930 J1 72D Denning-Fujikawa D/1881 T1 71P Clark P/1973 L1 70P Kojima P/1970 Y1 69P Taylor P/1915 W1 68P Klemola P/1965 U1 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko P/1969 R1 66P du Toit P/1944 K1 65P Gunn P/1970 U2 64P Swift-Gehrels P/1889 W1 63P Wild P/1960 G1 62P Tsuchinshan P/1965 A1 61P Shajn-Schaldach P/1949 S1 60P Tsuchinshan P/1965 A2 59P Kearns-Kwee P/1963 Q1 58P Jackson-Neujmin P/1936 S1 57P du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte P/1941 O1 56P Slaughter-Burnham P/1959 B1 55P Tempel-Tuttle P/1865 Y1 54P de Vico-Swift-NEAT P/1844 Q1 53P Van Biesbroeck P/1954 R1 52P Harrington-Abell P/1955 F1 51P Harrington P/1953 P1 50P Arend P/1951 T1 49P Arend-Rigaux P/1951 C2 48P Johnson P/1949 Q1 47P Ashbrook-Jackson P/1948 Q1 46P Wirtanen P/1948 A1 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova P/1948 X1 44P Reinmuth P/1947 R1 43P Wolf-Harrington P/1924 Y1 42P Neujmin P/1929 P2 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak P/1951 H1 40P Vaisala P/1939 CB 39P Oterma P/1943 G1 38P Stephan-Oterma P/1942 V1 37P Forbes P/1929 P1 36P Whipple P/1933 U1 35P Herschel-Rigollet P/1939 O1 34D Gale D/1927 L1 33P Daniel P/1909 X1 32P Comas Sola P/1926 V1 31P Schwassmann-Wachmann P/1929 B1 30P Reinmuth P/1928 D1 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann P/1927 V1 28P Neujmin P/1913 R2 27P Crommelin P/1928 W1 26P Grigg-Skjellerup P/1922 K1 25D Neujmin D/1916 D1 24P Schaumasse P/1911 X1 23P Brorsen-Metcalf P/1847 O1 22P Kopff P/1906 Q1 21P Giacobini-Zinner P/1900 Y1 20D Westphal D/1852 O1 19P Borrelly P/1904 Y2 18D Perrine-Mrkos D/1896 X1 17P Holmes P/1892 V1 16P Brooks P/1889 N1 15P Finlay P/1886 S1 14P Wolf P/1884 S1 13P Olbers P/1815 E1 12P Pons-Brooks P/1812 O1 11P Tempel-Swift-LINEAR P/1880 T1 10P Tempel P/1873 N1 9P Tempel P/1867 G1 8P Tuttle P/1858 A1 7P Pons-Winnecke P/1858 E1 6P d'Arrest P/1851 M1 5D Brorsen D/1846 D2 4P Faye P/1843 W1 3D Biela D/1826 D1 2P Encke P/1818 W1 1P Halley P/1682 Q1See this list in name order.
