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Recent Comets (announcement prior to 2009)

• Ephemerides and orbital elements for (potentially) observable comets.
• Recent comet discoveries and recoveries:
  • Note that sungrazers observed only from space are excluded from this listing.
  • P/2008 Y1 (Boattini). Discovery by A. Boattini via the Catalina Sky Survey IAUC 9007, 2008 Dec. 25.
  • 210P/2008 X4 (Christensen). Re-discovery of P/2003 K2 on STEREO spacecraft images. IAUC 9005, 2008 Dec. 12.
  • C/2008 X3 (LINEAR). Discovered as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 9003, 2008 Dec. 6.
  • 209P/2008 X2 (LINEAR). Recovery of P/2004 CB by G. Hug. IAUC 9002, 2008 Dec. 5.
  • 211P/2008 X1 = P/2003 F6 (Hill). Discovery by R. E. Hill via the Catalina Sky Survey IAUC 9001, 2008 Dec. 5; IAUC 9009, 2009 Jan. 1.
  • 208P/2008 U1 (McMillan) = P/2000 S7. Discovery by Robert S. McMillan in the course of the Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8997, 2008 Oct. 21. (Later identified with images on two nights in 2000 by Syuichi Nakano. IAUC 9000, 2008 Dec. 4)
  • 207P/2008 T5 (NEAT). Recovery of P/2001 J1 by K. Kadota IAUC 8996, 2008 Oct. 20.
  • P/2008 T4 (Hill). Discovery by R. E. Hill via the Catalina Sky Survey IAUC 8994, 2008 Oct. 8.
  • 206P/2008 T3 (Barnard-Boattini). Discovery by A. Boattini via the Mt. Lemmon survey; subsequently identified with the long-lost comet D/1892 T1 (Barnard). IAUC 8993, IAUC 8995, 2008 Oct. 8.
  • C/2008 T2 (Cardinal). Found as apparently asteroidal by Rob D. Cardinal (University of Calgary), found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8993, 2008 Oct. 8.
  • P/2008 T1 (Boattini). Discovery by A. Boattini via the Mt. Lemmon survey IAUC 8988, 2008 Oct. 2.
  • C/2008 S3 (Boattini). Discovery by A. Boattini via the Mt. Lemmon survey IAUC 8986, 2008 Sept. 30.
  • C/2008 QP₂₀ (LINEAR-Hill). Found as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found independently as cometary by R. Hill (Catalina Sky Survey). IAUC 8980, 2008 Sept. 24.
  • P/2008 S1 (Catalina-McNaught). Discovery by R. H. McNaught via the Siding Spring survey; later found to be identical with asteroidal images reported of an object found several months earlier in the course of the Catalina Sky Survey IAUC 8977, 2008 Sept. 19; IAUC 8978, 2008 Sept. 22.
  • 205P/2008 R6 (Giacobini). Re-discovery of comet D/1896 R2 by Koichi Itagaki and Hiroshi Kaneda. IAUC 8975, 2008 Sept. 10. Additional components (split comet) announced on IAUC 8978, 2008 Sept. 22.
  • P/2008 R5 (LINEAR-NEAT). Recovery of comet P/1999 WJ7. IAUC 8974, 2008 Sept. 9.
  • P/2008 R4 (Korlevic). Recovery of comet P/2001 TU80. IAUC 8974, 2008 Sept. 9.
  • P/2008 R3 (LINEAR). Discovery of a comet as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8973, 2008 Sept. 8.
  • P/2008 R2 (Scotti). Recovery of comet P/2001 X2. IAUC 8971, 2008 Sept. 5.
  • P/2008 Q4 (LONEOS). Recovery of comet P/2001 R1 by Michael Jaeger. IAUC 8970, 2008 Sept. 5.
  • P/2008 R1 (Garradd). Discovery by Gordon J. Garradd in the course of the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8969, 2008 Sept. 4.
  • C/2008 Q3 (Garradd). Discovery by Gordon J. Garradd in the course of the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8968, 2008 Aug. 28.
  • P/2008 Q2 (Ory). CCD discovery by Michel Ory of Delemont, Switzerland. IAUC 8967, 2008 Aug. 28.
  • C/2008 Q1 (Maticic). Discovery by Stanislav Maticic in the course of the Comet and Asteroid Search Program at Crni Vrh Observatory. IAUC 8966, 2008 Aug. 20.
  • C/2008 O3 (Boattini). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8964, 2008 Aug. 1.
  • C/2008 O2 (McNaught). Discovery by R. H. McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8963, 2008 Aug. 1.
  • C/2008 N1 (Holmes). CCD discovery by amateur astronomer Robert E. Holmes, Jr. IAUC 8959, 2008 July 7.
  • C/2008 FK₇₅ (Lemmon-Siding Spring). Found as apparently asteroidal by the Mt. Lemmon and Siding Spring surveys, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8958, 2008 July 7.
  • C/2008 L3 (Hill). Discovery by R. E. Hill via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8954, 2008 June 15.
  • P/2008 L2 (Hill). Discovery by R. E. Hill via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8953, 2008 June 14.
  • P/2008 L1 (Larsen). Recovery by J. V. Scotti of P/1997 V1. IAUC 8952, 2008 June 13.
  • C/2008 J6 (Hill). Discovery by R. E. Hill via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8945, 2008 May 15.
  • C/2008 J5 (Garradd). Discovery by G. J. Garradd via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8944, 2008 May 15.
  • C/2008 J4 (McNaught). Discovery by R. H. McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8943, 2008 May 13.
  • P/2008 J3 (McNaught). Discovery by R. H. McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8942, 2008 May 12.
  • P/2008 J2 (Beshore). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8941, 2008 May 7.
  • C/2008 J1 (Boattini). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8940, 2008 May 3.
  • C/2008 H1 (LINEAR). Discovery by the LINEAR survey (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8938, 2008 Apr. 23.
  • 198P/2006 B7 (ODAS). Re-discovery of P/1998 X1 by G. V. Williams in survey astrometry; had been reported as diffuse in single-night 2005 possible-recovery images by E. Christensen via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8929, 2008 Mar. 31.
  • 199P/2008 G2 (Shoemaker). Re-discovery of P/1994 J3 as apparently asteroidal in Catalina Sky Survey data by Minor Planet Center staff members. CBET 1347, 2008 Apr. 19.
  • C/2008 G1 (Gibbs). Discovery by A. R. Gibbs via the Mount Lemmon survey. IAUC 8932, 2008 Apr. 9.
  • C/2008 E3 (Garradd). Discovery by G. J. Garradd via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8927, 2008 Mar. 8.
  • 197P/2008 E2 (LINEAR). Re-discovery of P/2003 KV₂ as apparently asteroidal by the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8924, 2008 Mar. 4.
  • C/2008 E1 (Catalina). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the Catalina Sky Survey, then found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8923, 2008 Mar. 4.
  • 196P/2008 C2 (Tichy). Recovery of comet P/2000 U6. IAUC 8917, 2008 Feb. 5.
  • C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao). Discovery by amateur astronomer Tao Chen on CCD images taken by amateur astronomer Xing Gao. IAUC 8915, 2008 Feb. 3.
  • P/2007 VQ₁₁ (Catalina). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the Catalina Sky Survey, then found to be cometary by Catalina three months later. IAUC 8914, 2008 Feb. 1.
  • C/2008 A2 (LINEAR). Discovery by the LINEAR survey (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8912, 2008 Jan. 19.
  • C/2007 VO₅₃ (Spacewatch). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the Spacewatch survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8911, 2008 Jan. 18.
  • C/2008 A1 (McNaught). Discovery by R. H. McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8909, 2008 Jan. 11.
  • C/2007 Y2 (McNaught). Discovery by R. H. McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8908, 2008 Jan. 2.
  • C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR). Discovery by the LINEAR survey (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8904, 2007 Dec. 18.
  • C/2007 W3 (LINEAR). Discovery by the LINEAR survey (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8901, 2007 Dec. 3.
  • 194P/2007 W2 (LINEAR). Recovery by L. Buzzi and F. Luppi of P/2000 B3. IAUC 8900, 2007 Nov. 27.
  • C/2007 W1 (Boattini). Discovery by Andrea Boattini via the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey. IAUC 8899, 2007 Nov. 23.
  • P/2007 V2 (Hill). Discovery by Rik Hill via the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey. IAUC 8894, 2007 Nov. 10.
  • P/2007 V1 (Larson). Discovery by Steve Larson via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8893, 2007 Nov. 9.
  • P/2007 U2 (LINEAR-NEAT). Recovery by K. Sarneczky and L. L. Kiss of P/2001 Q5. IAUC 8885, 2007 Oct. 22.
  • C/2007 U1 (LINEAR). Discovery by the LINEAR survey (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8884, 2007 Oct. 22.
  • P/2007 T6 (Catalina). Discovery by the Catalina Sky Survey (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8881, 2007 Oct. 15.
  • C/2007 T5 (Gibbs). Discovery by A. R. Gibbs via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8880, 2007 Oct. 15.
  • C/2007 T4 (Gibbs). Discovery by A. R. Gibbs via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8880, 2007 Oct. 15.
  • P/2007 T3 (Shoemaker-Levy). Recovery by Rob McNaught of P/1990 V1. IAUC 8879, 2007 Oct. 13.
  • P/2007 T2 (Kowalski). Discovery by R. A. Kowalski via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8878, 2007 Oct. 11.
  • C/2007 T1 (McNaught). Discovery by Rob McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8877, 2007 Oct. 9.
  • C/2007 S2 (Lemmon). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon survey. IAUC 8876, 2007 Oct. 3.
  • P/2007 S1 (Zhao). Discovery by Haibin Zhao at Purple Mountain Observatory. IAUC 8873, 2007 Sept. 20.
  • P/2007 R5 (SOHO). Recovery via the SOHO spacecraft of an apparent comet recognized has having been seen in SOHO images from 1999 and 2003. IAUC 8872, 2007 Sept. 18.
  • P/2007 R4 (Garradd). Discovery by Gordon Garradd via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8870, 2007 Sept. 17.
  • P/2007 R3 (Gibbs). Discovery by A. R. Gibbs via the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey. IAUC 8869, 2007 Sept. 16.
  • P/2007 R2 (Gibbs). Discovery by A. R. Gibbs via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8868, 2007 Sept. 12.
  • P/2007 R1 (Larson). Discovery by Steve Larson via the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey. IAUC 8867, 2007 Sept. 9.
  • C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8865, 2007 August 30.
  • P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore). Discovered by Alan C. Gilmore as asteroidal, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8865, 2007 August 30.
  • C/2007 Q1 (Garradd). Discovery by G. J. Garradd via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8863, 2007 August 24.
  • C/2007 P1 (McNaught). Discovery by Rob McNaught via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8861, 2007 August 9.
  • 190P/2007 O2 (Mueller). Recovery of P/1998 U2. IAUC 8859, 2007 July 27.
  • C/2007 O1 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8858, 2007 July 18.
  • C/2007 N3 (Lulin). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in the course of the Lulin Sky Survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8857, 2007 July 17.
  • 189P/2007 N2 (NEAT). Recovery of P/2002 O5. IAUC 8856, 2007 July 16.
  • 191P/2007 N1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey; identified later with observations in 2000. IAUC 8855, 2007 July 12.
  • 188P/2007 J7 (LINEAR-Mueller). Recovery of P/1998 S1 at Siding Spring and Kitt Peak. IAUC 8853, 2007 June 26.
  • C/2007 M3 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8852, 2007 June 23.
  • C/2007 M2 (Catalina). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the Catalina Sky Survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8852, 2007 June 23.
  • C/2007 M1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8849, 2007 June 18.
  • C/2007 K6 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8841, 2007 May 31.
  • C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy). Discovery by Australian amateur Terry Lovejoy. IAUC 8840, 2007 May 29.
  • C/2007 K4 (Gibbs). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8839, 2007 May 26.
  • C/2007 K3 (Siding Spring). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8839, 2007 May 26.
  • P/2007 K2 (Gibbs). Discovery via the Catalina Sky survey. IAUC 8838, 2007 May 25.
  • C/2007 K1 (Lemmon). Discovery as apparently asteroidal via the Mt. Lemmon survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8838, 2007 May 25.
  • C/2007 JA₂₁ (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8837, 2007 May 13.
  • C/2006 WD₄ (Lemmon). Discovery as apparently asteroidal via the Mt. Lemmon survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8835, 2007 May 10.
  • P/2007 H3 (Garradd). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8833, 2007 Apr. 25.
  • C/2007 H2 (Skiff). Discovery via the LONEOS project. IAUC 8831, 2007 Apr. 20.
  • P/2007 H1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8830, 2007 Apr. 20.
  • C/2007 G1 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8828, 2007 Apr. 12.
  • 187P/2007 E3 (LINEAR). Recovery of P/1999 J5 at Mount Lemmon. IAUC 8827, 2007 Apr. 7.
  • C/2007 F1 (LONEOS). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LONEOS survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8823, 2007 Mar. 21.
  • C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy). Amateur CCD discovery by Terry Lovejoy of Australia. IAUC 8819, 2007 Mar. 16.
  • C/2007 E1 (Garradd). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8818, 2007 Mar. 14.
  • C/2007 D1 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8808, 2007 Feb. 19.
  • P/2007 C2 (Catalina). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8806, 2007 Feb. 12.
  • P/2007 C1 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8805, 2007 Feb. 10.
  • C/2006 XG₁₆ (Spacewatch). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the Spacewatch survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8802, 2007 Feb. 3.
  • 186P/2007 B3 (Garradd). Discovery via the Siding Spring survey. IAUC 8801, 2007 Jan. 29.
  • C/2007 B2 (Skiff). Discovery via the LONEOS survey. IAUC 8799, 2007 Jan. 24.
  • P/2007 B1 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8797, 2007 Jan. 20.
  • 185P/2007 A3 (Petriew). Recovery of P/2001 Q2 via prediction. IAUC 8795, 2007 Jan. 14.
  • P/2007 A2 (Christensen). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey. IAUC 8794, 2007 Jan. 12.
  • 184P/2007 A1 (Lovas). Accidental rediscovery of lost comet D/1986 W1 via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8791, 2007 Jan. 10.
  • C/2006 Y2 (Gibbs). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8787, 2006 Dec. 28.
  • 183P/2006 Y1 (Korlevic-Juric). Recovery of P/1999 DN₃ at Mt. Lemmon. IAUC 8786, 2006 Dec. 20.
  • C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen). Discovered as apparently asteroidal by the Catalina Sky Survey, and independently as cometary by Eric Christensen. IAUC 8785, 2006 Dec. 20.
  • C/2006 X1 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8783, 2006 Dec. 12.
  • C/2006 VZ₁₃ (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8781, 2006 Dec. 4.
  • 195P/2006 W4 (Hill). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8779, 2006 Nov. 23.
  • C/2006 W3 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8777, 2006 Nov. 20.
  • 182P/2006 W2 (LONEOS). Recovery of P/2001 WF₂ at Catalina. IAUC 8776, 2006 Nov. 20.
  • C/2006 W1 (Gibbs). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8775, 2006 Nov. 18.
  • C/2006 V1 (Catalina). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8774, 2006 Nov. 14.
  • C/2006 U7 (Gibbs). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8769, 2006 Oct. 30.
  • C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch). Discovery via the Spacewatch program. IAUC 8769, 2006 Oct. 30.
  • P/2006 U5 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8768, 2006 Oct. 29.
  • 181P/2006 U4 (Shoemaker-Levy). Recovery of P/1991 V1 = 1991b₁ = 1991 XVIII by R. H. McNaught and D. M. Burton. IAUC 8767, 2006 Oct. 27.
  • 180P/2006 U3 (NEAT). Recovery of P/2001 K1 by J. L. Ortiz, A. Mora, and R. Stoss. IAUC 8765, 2006 Oct. 24.
  • 179P/2006 U2 (Jedicke). Recovery of P/1995 A1 by J. V. Scotti (Spacewatch). IAUC 8764, 2006 Oct. 23.
  • P/2006 U1 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8763, 2006 Oct. 21.
  • C/2006 T1 (Levy). Discovery by amateur astronomer David H. Levy (his eighth visual discovery). IAUC 8757, 2006 Oct. 3.
  • C/2005 YW (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8760, 2006 Oct. 12.
  • C/2006 OF₂ (Broughton). Discovery as apparently asteroidal by amateur astronomer John Broughton, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8756, 2006 Sept. 29.
  • P/2006 S6 (Hill). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8755, 2006 Sept. 29.
  • C/2006 S5 (Hill). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8755, 2006 Sept. 29.
  • C/2006 S4 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8753, 2006 Sept. 23.
  • C/2006 S3 (LONEOS). Discovery via the LONEOS survey. IAUC 8752, 2006 Sept. 21.
  • C/2006 S2 (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8750, 2006 Sept. 19.
  • P/2006 S1 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8749, 2006 Sept. 17.
  • P/2006 R2 (Christensen). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8748, 2006 Sept. 15.
  • P/2006 R1 (Siding Spring). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8744, 2006 Sept. 2.
  • P/2006 Q2 (LONEOS). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LONEOS survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8743, 2006 Aug. 31.
  • C/2006 Q1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8742, 2006 August 29.
  • C/2006 P1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8737, 2006 August 8.
  • C/2006 HR₃₀ (Siding Spring). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the Siding Spring survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8735, 2006 Aug. 3.
  • C/2006 O2 (Garradd). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8734, 2006 Aug. 1.
  • 178P/2006 O1 (Hug-Bell). Recovery of P/1999 X1. IAUC 8730, 2006 July 17.
  • C/2006 M4 (SWAN). Discovery via SOHO/SWAN website images, with cometary nature confirmed via ground-based observations. IAUC 8729, 2006 July 12.
  • 177P/2006 M3 (Barnard) = P/1889 M1. Re-discovery of a comet not seen since 1889, via the LINEAR survey (reported asteroidal by them, found to be cometary by other observers). IAUC 8726, 2006 June 26.
  • C/2006 M2 (Spacewatch). Discovery via the Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8725, 2006 June 22.
  • C/2006 M1 (LINEAR). Discovery via the Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8724, 2006 June 22.
  • P/2006 L2 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8721, 2006 June 15.
  • C/2006 L1 (Garradd). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8719, 2006 June 7.
  • C/2006 HW₅₁ (Siding Spring). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the Siding Spring survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8718, 2006 June 5.
  • C/2006 K3 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8715, 2006 May 24.
  • P/2006 K2 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8714, 2006 May 23.
  • C/2006 K1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8712, 2006 May 18.
  • P/2006 H1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. CBET 496 (2006 May 1); IAUC 8706, 2006 May 4.
  • 176P/1999 RE₇₀ = (118401). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8704, 2006 Apr. 24.
  • C/2006 GZ₂ (Spacewatch). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the Spacewatch survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8703, 2006 Apr. 19.
  • P/2006 G1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8699, 2006 Apr. 7.
  • P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch). Discovery via the Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8695, 2006 Mar. 30.
  • C/2006 F2 (Christensen). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8692, 2006 Mar. 24.
  • C/2006 F1 (Kowalski). Discovery via the Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8690, 2006 Mar. 24.
  • C/2006 E1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8688, 2006 Mar. 16.
  • P/2006 CK₁₀ (Catalina). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the Catalina Sky Survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8682, 2006 Mar. 2.
  • C/2006 D1 (Hill). Discovery via the Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8678, 2006 Feb. 24.
  • P/2005 SB₂₁₆ (LONEOS). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LONEOS survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8668, 2006 Feb. 8.
  • C/2006 B1 (McNaught). Discovery via the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8665, 2006 Jan. 30.
  • 175P/2006 A3 (Hergenrother). Recovery of P/2000 C1. IAUC 8664, 2006 Jan. 27.
  • C/2006 A2 (Catalina). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the Catalina survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8662, 2006 Jan. 24.
  • P/2005 YQ₁₂₇ (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8658, 2006 Jan. 13.
  • 174P/2000 EC₉₈ (Echeclus) = (60558) Echeclus. Apparently asteroidal Centaur-type minor planet discovered by the Spacewatch survey that has recently been found to show cometary features. IAUC 8656, 2006 Jan. 6.
  • P/2005 XA₅₄ (LONEOS-Hill). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LONEOS survey, and independently discovered as cometary by the Catalina survey. IAUC 8656, 2006 Jan. 6.
  • C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski). Discovery in course of All Sky Automated Survey at Las Campanas. IAUC 8653, 2006 Jan. 5.
  • C/2005 Y2 (McNaught). Discovery in course of Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8652, 2005 Dec. 31.
  • C/2005 X1 (Beshore). Discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8642, 2005 Dec. 9.
  • P/2004 YJ₃₅ (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary later elsewhere. IAUC 8637, 2005 Dec. 2.
  • C/2005 W3 (Kowalski). Discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8634, 2005 Nov. 27.
  • C/2005 W2 (Christensen). Discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8632, 2005 Nov. 22.
  • P/2005 V1 (Bernardi). Discovery in course of University of Hawaii Asteroid Search project. IAUC 8627, 2005 Nov. 4.
  • P/2005 U1 (Read). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8624, 2005 Oct. 28.
  • 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. Recovery by Carl Hergenrother. IAUC 8623, 2005 Oct. 26.
  • P/2000 QJ₄₆ (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary later elsewhere. IAUC 8622, 2005 Oct. 25.
  • P/2005 T5 (Broughton). Amateur discovery from CCD images. IAUC 8621, 2005 Oct. 25.
  • P/2005 RV₂₅ (LONEOS-Christensen). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LONEOS survey, found to be cometary later elsewhere. IAUC 8620, 2005 Oct. 24.
  • C/2005 T4 (SWAN). Discovery of a comet on ultraviolet SWAN/SOHO images, confirmed by ground-based observations. IAUC 8619, 2005 Oct. 24.
  • [P/]2005 SD [(LINEAR)]. Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8618, 2005 Oct. 17; but unsure if it is a comet (if so, it must only have occasional activity; cf. IAUC 8620.)
  • P/2005 T3 (Read). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8614, 2005 Oct. 11.
  • P/2005 T2 (Christensen). Discovery in course of Mt. Lemmon Survey program. IAUC 8614, 2005 Oct. 11.
  • 173P/2005 T1 (Mueller). Recovery of P/1993 W1. IAUC 8613, 2005 Oct. 8.
  • C/2005 S3 (Read). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program. IAUC 8608, 2005 Oct. 1.
  • C/2005 S2 (Skiff). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program. IAUC 8606, 2005 Sept. 30.
  • C/2005 R4 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8601, 2005 Sept. 16.
  • 171P/2005 R3 (Spahr). Recovery of P/1998 W1. IAUC 8599, 2005 Sept. 12.
  • P/2004 FY₁₄₀ (LINEAR). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the LINEAR survey, found to be cometary later elsewhere. IAUC 8597, 2005 Sept. 11.
  • P/2005 R2 (Van Ness). Discovery in course of LONEOS program. IAUC 8597, 2005 Sept. 11.
  • P/2005 R1 (NEAT). Discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8595, 2005 Sept. 5.
  • P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8595, 2005 Sept. 5.
  • C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8590, 2005 Aug. 29.
  • C/2005 P3 (SWAN). Discovery of a comet on ultraviolet SWAN/SOHO images, confirmed by ground-based observations. IAUC 8587, 2005 August 26.
  • C/2005 O2 (Christensen). Discovery in course of the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8579, 2005 August 3.
  • C/2005 O1 (NEAT). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the NEAT survey. IAUC 8578, 2005 August 1.
  • 169P/2002 EX₁₂ (NEAT). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of the NEAT survey. IAUC 8578, 2005 August 1.
  • C/2005 N5 (Catalina). Discovery in course of Catalina Survey (reported asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8568, 2005 July 14.
  • C/2005 N4 (Catalina). Discovery in course of Catalina Survey (reported asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8568, 2005 July 14.
  • P/2005 N3 (Larson). Discovery in course of Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8560, 2005 July 5.
  • 168P/2005 N2 (Hergenrother). Recovery of P/1998 W2. IAUC 8560, 2005 July 5.
  • C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem). Amateur discovery. IAUC 8547, 2005 July 3.
  • C/2005 JY₁₂₆ (Catalina-NEAT). Discovery as apparently asteroidal in course of Catalina Sky Survey; discovered independently later as a comet by the NEAT survey. IAUC 8554, 2005 June 30.
  • 170P/2005 M1 (Christensen). Discovery in course of Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8547, 2005 June 20.
  • 167P/2004 PY₄₂ (CINEOS). Discovery in course of the "Campo Imperatore Near Earth Ojects Survey" (reported as asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere. IAUC 8545, 2005 June 17.
  • P/2005 L4 (Christensen). Discovery in course of Mt. Lemmon Survey. IAUC 8543, 2005 June 14.
  • P/2005 JY₁₂₆ (Catalina). Discovery in course of Catalina Survey. IAUC 8537, 2005 June 7.
  • C/2005 L3 (McNaught). Discovery in course of Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8536, 2005 June 7.
  • C/2005 L2 (McNaught). Discovery in course of Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8536, 2005 June 7.
  • P/2005 L1 (McNaught). Discovery in course of Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8535, 2005 June 7.
  • P/2005 K3 (McNaught). Discovery in course of Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8535, 2005 June 7.
  • C/2005 K2 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8533, 2005 May 20.
  • C/2005 K1 (Skiff). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program. IAUC 8532, 2005 May 20.
  • P/2005 JQ₅ (Catalina). Discovery in course of Catalina Survey. IAUC 8531, 2005 May 17.
  • P/2005 JN (Spacewatch). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8528, 2005 May 16.
  • C/2005 J2 (Catalina). Discovery in course of Catalina Survey (reported asteroidal by them, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8528, 2005 May 16.
  • C/2005 EL₁₇₃ (LONEOS). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8526, 2005 May 10.
  • P/2005 J1 (McNaught). Discovery in course of the Siding Spring Survey. IAUC 8525, 2005 May 8.
  • C/2005 H1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8522, 2005 May 3.
  • P/2005 GF₈ (LONEOS). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8510, 2005 Apr. 13.
  • C/2005 G1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8504, 2005 Apr. 4.
  • P/2005 E1 (Tubbiolo). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey. IAUC 8491, 2005 Mar. 7.
  • C/2005 B1 (Christensen). Discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8466, 2005 Jan. 17.
  • C/2005 A1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8463, 2005 Jan. 14.
  • 164P/2004 Y1 (Christensen). Discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8458, 2004 Dec. 22.
  • C/2004 X3 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary by other observers). IAUC 8457, 2004 Dec. 21.
  • C/2004 V13 (SWAN). Discovery by Michael Mattiazzo of possible comet on SOHO/SWAN spacecraft website images, confirmed by appearance of comet in SOHO C3-coronagraph images. IAUC 8455, 2004 Dec. 16.
  • P/2004 VR₈ (LONEOS). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8451, 2004 Dec. 10.
  • C/2004 X2 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary by other observers). IAUC 8450, 2004 Dec. 10.
  • P/2004 X1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8449, 2004 Dec. 9.
  • C/2004 WR₉ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found to be cometary by other observers). IAUC 8448, 2004 Dec. 8.
  • C/2004 RG₁₁₃ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8444, 2004 Nov. 23.
  • 162P/2004 TU₁₂ (Siding Spring). Discovery in course of Siding Spring survey program (reported asteroidal by discoverers, then linked by the MPC to observations spanning 1990-2003, but found cometary by others in Nov. 2004). IAUC 8436, 2004 Nov. 12.
  • P/2004 V5 = P/2003 YM₁₅₉ (LINEAR-Hill). Discovery in course of LINEAR and Catalina survey programs (reported asteroidal by LINEAR on only two nights in 2003, lost, and then rediscovered as cometary by Rik Hill of the Catalina survey in Nov. 2004; split comet). IAUC 8433, 2004 Nov. 10.
  • 163P/2004 V4 (NEAT). Discovery by NEAT survey program. IAUC 8429, 2004 Nov. 6.
  • P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring). Discovery in course of Siding Spring (Australia) survey program (first reported asteroidal by them, then found cometary by them). IAUC 8429, 2004 Nov. 6.
  • 161P/2004 V2 (Hartley-IRAS). Recovery of comet P/1983 V1 by R. H. McNaught IAUC 8428, 2004 Nov. 5.
  • C/2004 V1 (Skiff). Discovery by Brian Skiff in course of LONEOS survey program. IAUC 8426, 2004 Nov. 4.
  • C/2004 U1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8421, 2004 Oct. 21.
  • C/2004 T3 (Siding Spring). Discovery in course of Siding Spring (Australia) survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8421, 2004 Oct. 21.
  • P/2004 T1 (LINEAR-NEAT). Discovery by survey programs. IAUC 8416, 2004 Oct. 6.
  • C/2004 S1 (Van Ness). Discovery by M. Van Ness in the course of the LONEOS survey program. IAUC 8412, 2004 Sept. 28.
  • 160P/2004 NL₂₁ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8408, 2004 Sept. 23. [initially CBET 87, 2004 Sept. 18].
  • P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT). Discovery by survey programs. IAUC 8407, 2004 Sept. 23 [initially CBET 83, 2004 Sept. 15].
  • C/2004 R2 (ASAS). Discovery by "All Sky Automated Survey" at Las Campanas, Chile. IAUC 8402, 2004 Sept. 9.
  • P/2004 R1 (McNaught). CCD discovery by Robert H. McNaught, Jr., at Siding Spring, Australia. IAUC 8398, 2004 Sept. 4.
  • C/2004 Q2 (Machholz). The tenth visual comet discovery by Don E. Machholz, Jr. IAUC 8394, 2004 Aug. 27.
  • C/2004 Q1 (Tucker). CCD discovery by Roy A. Tucker, an amateur astronomer in Tucson, AZ IAUC 8393, 2004 Aug. 25.
  • C/2004 P1 (NEAT). Discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8383, 2004 Aug. 8.
  • C/2004 L2 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8356, 2004 June 17.
  • C/2004 L1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8352, 2004 June 14.
  • C/2004 K3 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8350, 2004 June 11.
  • P/2004 K2 (McNaught). CCD discovery by Robert H. McNaught, Jr., at Siding Spring, Australia. IAUC 8348, 2004 May 28.
  • C/2004 H6 (SWAN). Comet found on SOHO/SWAN images, later confirmed by ground-based observers. IAUC 8346, 2004 May 27.
  • C/2004 K1 (Catalina). Discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8343, 2004 May 24.
  • P/2004 HV₆₀ (Spacewatch). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8337, 2004 May 9.
  • P/2004 HC₁₈ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8333, 2004 Apr. 30.
  • P/2004 H3 (Larsen). Discovery in course of Spacewatch program. IAUC 8332, 2004 Apr. 24.
  • P/2004 H2 (Larsen). Discovery in course of Spacewatch program. IAUC 8328, 2004 Apr. 21.
  • C/2004 H1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8325, 2004 Apr. 18.
  • P/2004 EW₃₈ (Catalina-LINEAR). Discovery in course of Catalina and LINEAR survey programs (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8322, 2004 Apr. 15.
  • C/2004 DZ₆₁ (Catalina-LINEAR). Discovery in course of Catalina and LINEAR survey programs (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8321, 2004 Apr. 14.
  • C/2004 F4 (Bradfield). Visual discovery (his 18th -- third most in history, after Pons and Brooks). IAUC 8319, 2004 Apr. 10.
  • C/2004 G1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8318, 2004 Apr. 12.
  • P/2004 CB (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8314, 2004 Mar. 31.
  • P/2004 F3 (NEAT). Discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8313, 2004 Mar. 29.
  • C/2004 F2 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8313, 2004 Mar. 29.
  • P/2004 F1 (NEAT). Discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8309, 2004 Mar. 19.
  • C/2004 DO₂₉ (Spacewatch-LINEAR). Discovery in course of Spacewatch and LINEAR survey programs (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8305, 2004 Mar. 16.
  • C/2004 D1 (NEAT). Discovery in course of NEAT survey program (reported asteroidal by NEAT, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8294, 2004 Feb. 27.
  • C/2004 C1 (Larsen). Discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program. IAUC 8286, 2004 Feb. 13.
  • C/2003 WC₇ (LINEAR-Catalina). Discovery in course of LINEAR and Catalina survey programs (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8280, 2004 Feb. 1.
  • C/2004 B1 (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8279, 2004 Jan. 30.
  • C/2003 SQ₂₁₅ (NEAT-LONEOS). Discovery in course of NEAT and LONEOS survey programs (reported asteroidal by them, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8274, 2004 Jan. 23.
  • C/2003 WT₄₂ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8270, 2004 Jan. 16.
  • P/2004 A1 (LONEOS). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program. IAUC 8267, 2004 Jan. 13.
  • P/2003 XD₁₀ (LINEAR-NEAT). Discovery in course of LINEAR and NEAT survey programs (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, independently discovered as cometary by NEAT). IAUC 8257, 2003 Dec. 17.
  • 159P/2003 UD₁₆ (LONEOS). Discovery in course of LONEOS survey program (reported asteroidal by LONEOS, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8248, 2003 Dec. 3.
  • P/2003 UY₂₇₅ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8247, 2003 Dec. 2.
  • 158P/2001 RG₁₀₀ = 1979 O1 (Kowal-LINEAR). Re-discovery, in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere), of a comet observed photographically at Palomar on only three nights in 1979 IAUC 8244, 2003 Nov. 28 (and IAUC 8247, 2003 Dec. 2).
  • C/2002 LZ₁₁ (LINEAR). Discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8240, 2003 Nov. 18.
  • C/2003 W1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8239, 2003 Nov. 17.
  • P/2003 V1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program IAUC 8236, 2003 Nov. 6.
  • P/2003 U3 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program IAUC 8230, 2003 Oct. 23.
  • P/2003 U2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program IAUC 8229, 2003 Oct. 21.
  • C/2003 U1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program IAUC 8227, 2003 Oct. 20.
  • C/2003 T4 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8224, 2003 Oct. 15.
  • C/2003 T3 (Tabur). New discovery. IAUC 8223, 2003 Oct. 15.
  • C/2003 T2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8222, 2003 Oct. 14.
  • 157P/2003 T1 (Tritton). Re-discovery of lost comet D/1978 C2. IAUC 8215, 2003 Oct. 7.
  • C/2003 S4 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8213, 2003 Oct. 1.
  • C/2003 S3 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program IAUC 8211, 2003 Sept. 29.
  • P/2003 S2 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8209, 2003 Sept. 25.
  • P/2003 S1 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8208, 2003 Sept. 24.
  • C/2003 R1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8195, 2003 Sept. 6.
  • C/2002 VQ₉₄ (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). IAUC 8194, 2003 Sept. 3.
  • C/2002 CE₁₀ (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8193, 2003 Sept. 3.
  • P/2003 QX₂₉ (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program (reported asteroidal by NEAT, found cometary by others). IAUC 8192, 2003 Sept. 2.
  • P/2003 O3 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8174, 2003 August 5.
  • P/2003 O2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8172, 2003 July 31.
  • C/2003 O1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8170, 2003 July 30.
  • C/2003 L2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8151, 2003 June 14.
  • C/2003 L1 (Scotti). New discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program. IAUC 8145, 2003 June 7.
  • P/2003 KV₂ (LINEAR). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 8139, 2003 May 30.
  • C/2003 K4 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8139, 2003 May 30.
  • P/2003 K2 (Christensen). New discovery in course of Catalina Sky Survey. IAUC 8136, 2003 May 27.
  • C/2003 K1 (Spacewatch). New discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program (originally reported as asteroidal by Spacewatch, then found cometary by others and by Spacewatch). IAUC 8135, 2003 May 24.
  • C/2003 J1 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8133, 2003 May 17.
  • P/2003 H4 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8127, 2003 May 2.
  • C/2003 H3 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8125, 2003 May 1.
  • C/2003 H2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8122, 2003 Apr. 25.
  • C/2003 H1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8122, 2003 Apr. 25.
  • 156P/2000 QD₁₈₁ = P/2000 XV₄₃ = 1986 R1 = 1993 WU (Russell-LINEAR). Cometary object found on a single plate in 1986 by Ken Russell at Siding Spring; later identified with an asteroidal object found by LINEAR in 2000 and linked to a Shoemaker/Palomar discovery of an asteroidal object in 1993. IAUC 8118, 2003 Apr. 25.
  • C/2003 G2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8116, 2003 Apr. 11.
  • C/2003 G1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8115, 2003 Apr. 10.
  • P/2003 F2 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8104, 2003 Apr. 1.
  • C/2003 F1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8098, 2003 Mar. 25.
  • C/2003 E1 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8092, 2003 Mar. 12.
  • C/2003 CP₇ (LINEAR-NEAT). New discovery in course of LINEAR and NEAT survey programs (reported asteroidal by LINEAR and designated as a minor planet with not-unusual motion, later rediscovered and found cometary by NEAT). IAUC 8092, 2003 Mar. 12.
  • C/2003 A2 (Gleason). New discovery in course of Spacewatch survey program. IAUC 8049, 2003 Jan. 14.
  • P/2003 A1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8044, 2003 Jan. 8.
  • C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem). New amateur CCD discovery. IAUC 8039, 2002 Dec. 29.
  • C/2002 X5 (Kudo-Fujikawa). New amateur visual discovery. IAUC 8032, 2002 Dec. 14.
  • P/2002 X2 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8029, 2002 Dec. 8.
  • C/2002 X1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8028, 2002 Dec. 7.
  • C/2002 V2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8013, 2002 Nov. 9.
  • C/2002 V1 (NEAT). New discovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 8010, 2002 Nov. 6.
  • C/2002 T7 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8003, 2002 Oct. 29.
  • P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR). New discovery in course of NEAT and LINEAR survey programs (reported asteroidal by NEAT and LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 8002, 2002 Oct. 29.
  • C/2002 U2 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 8000, 2002 Oct. 26.
  • P/2002 T5 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary by others). IAUC 7998, 2002 Oct. 22.
  • 54P/2002 T4 (de Vico-Swift-NEAT). Rediscovery in course of NEAT survey program. IAUC 7991, 2002 Oct. 12.
  • P/2002 T1 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 7983, 2002 Oct. 4.
  • P/2002 S1 (Skiff). New discovery in course of LONEOS survey program. IAUC 7972, 2002 Sept. 17.
  • C/2002 R3 (LONEOS). New discovery in course of LONEOS survey program (reported asteroidal by LONEOS, found cometary by others). IAUC 7970, 2002 Sept. 14.
  • 155P/2002 R2 (Shoemaker 3). Recovery of P/1986 A1. IAUC 7969, 2002 Sept. 13.
  • C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR). New discovery in course of LINEAR survey program. IAUC 7962, 2002 Aug. 29.
  • 154P/2002 Q4 (Brewington). Recovery of P/1992 Q1. IAUC 7961, 2002 Aug. 28.
  • C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR) and C/2002 Q3 (LINEAR). New discoveries (apparently related comets found in same CCD field in course of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project). IAUC 7960, 2002 Aug. 27.
  • P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness). New discovery during LONEOS survey program. IAUC 7956, 2002 Aug. 19.
  • C/2002 P1 (NEAT). New discovery (Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program). IAUC 7950, 2002 Aug. 8.
  • P/2002 O8 (NEAT). New discovery. IAUC 7949, 2002 Aug. 5.
  • C/2002 O7 (LINEAR). New discovery; cometary activity observed in object initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7949, 2002 Aug. 5.
  • C/2002 O6 (SWAN). New discovery (with ultraviolet detector on orbiting SOHO spacecraft). IAUC 7944, 2002 Aug. 1.
  • P/2002 O5 (NEAT). New discovery. IAUC 7942, 2002 July 31.
  • C/2002 O4 (Hoenig). New amateur visual discovery. IAUC 7939, 2002 July 27.
  • C/2002 L9 (NEAT). New discovery. IAUC 7931, 2002 July 2.
  • C/2002 K4 (NEAT). New discovery. IAUC 7909, 2002 May 28.
  • P/2002 JN₁₆ (LINEAR). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7907, 2002 May 22.
  • C/2002 K2 (LINEAR). New discovery; cometary activity observed in object initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7904, 2002 May 18.
  • C/2002 J5 (LINEAR). New discovery; cometary activity observed in object initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7904, 2002 May 18.
  • C/2002 K1 (NEAT). New discovery. IAUC 7902, 2002 May 17.
  • C/2002 J4 (NEAT). New discovery. IAUC 7899, 2002 May 13.
  • P/2002 BV (Yeung). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance; amateur CCD discovery. IAUC 7896, 2002 May 9.
  • P/2002 EJ₅₇ (LINEAR). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7890, 2002 May 2.
  • C/2002 H2 (LINEAR). New discovery. IAUC 7883, 2002 Apr. 23.
  • P/2002 AR₂ (LINEAR). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7869, 2002 Apr. 7.
  • P/2002 CW₁₃₄ (LINEAR). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7858, 2002 Mar. 23.
  • C/2002 F1 (Utsunomiya). New amateur visual discovery. IAUC 7854, 2002 Mar. 20.
  • C/2002 E2 (Snyder-Murakami). New amateur visual discovery. IAUC 7850, 2002 Mar. 12.
  • P/2001 YX₁₂₇ (LINEAR). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7828, 2002 Feb. 14.
  • P/2001 WF₂ (LONEOS). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7827, 2002 Feb. 13.
  • C/2002 B3 (LINEAR). New discovery. IAUC 7826, 2002 Feb. 12.
  • C/2002 B2 (LINEAR). New discovery; cometary activity observed in object initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7821, 2002 Feb. 6.
  • C/2002 B1 (LINEAR). New discovery; cometary activity observed in object initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7817, 2002 Feb. 4.
  • C/2002 C2 (LINEAR). New discovery. IAUC 7815, 2002 Feb. 2.
  • C/2001 OG₁₀₈ (LONEOS). Cometary activity observed in object previously reported as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7814, 2002 Feb. 2.
  • 153P/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang). Visual amateur re-discovery of a comet observed in 1661. IAUC 7812, 2002 Feb. 1.
  • C/2002 A3 (LINEAR). New discovery; cometary activity observed in object initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7799, 2002 Jan. 21.
  • 152P/2001 Y1 (Helin-Lawrence). Recovery of P/1993 K2. IAUC 7790, 2002 Jan. 14.
  • C/2002 A1 (LINEAR) and C/2002 A2 (LINEAR). New discoveries; cometary activity observed in dynamically related objects initially indicated as asteroidal in appearance. IAUC 7788, 2002 Jan. 11.

Recent magnitude estimates for observable comets (as reported to the CBAT and the International Comet Quarterly).

Minor Planets (announcement prior to 2006)

• 2003 VB₁₂. Discovery of the large, distant transneptunian now known as (90377) Sedna. IAUC 8304 and MPEC 2004-E45 (2004 Mar. 15)
• 2004 DW. Discovery of the large transneptunian object now known as (90482) Orcus. IAUC 8291 and MPEC 2004-D15 (2004 Feb. 20)
• 1937 UB (Hermes), a long-lost minor planet, has been rediscovered [later given the permanent designation (69230) Hermes]. IAUC 8223 and MPEC 2003-T74 (2003 Oct. 15)
• (719) Albert, the last lost numbered minor planet, identified with 2000 JW₈. IAUC 7420 and MPEC 2000-J37 (2000 May 9)
• For recent discoveries/recoveries of Near-Earth Asteroids and other unusual minor planets you are referred to the list of recent MPECs:
  • The NEO Page
  • The NEO Confirmation Page
  • Ephemerides and orbital elements for observable NEOs and unusual minor planets.
• For recent discoveries/recoveries of distant minor planets (Centaurs, TNOs, and SDOs) you are referred to the list of recent MPECs:
  • Ephemerides and orbital elements for observable distant minor planets.
• Ephemerides and orbital elements for critical-list numbered minor planets.

Recently Discovered Natural Satellites of Major and Minor Planets (announcement prior to 2008)

IAUC 8873, 2007 Sept. 20.
• Binary companion to minor planet (160256) 2002 PD₁₄₉ CBET 1046, 2007 Aug. 31.
• Satellite of minor planet 2007 DT₁₀₃. CBET 1020, 2007 Aug. 3.
• Satellite of minor planet (702) Alauda. CBET 1016, 2007 Aug. 2.
• New satellite of Saturn (S/2007 S 4). IAUC 8857, 2007 July 18.
• New satellites of Saturn (S/2007 S 1, S/2007 S 2, S/2007 S 3). IAUC 8836, 2007 May 11.
• New names of satellites of Jupiter (XLIX) and Saturn (XXXVI-XLVIII) and of Uranian ring 1986 U 2R. IAUC 8826, 2007 Apr. 5.
• Binary companion of minor planet 2006 VV₂. IAUC 8826, 2007 Apr. 5.
• Satellite of minor planet (45) Eugenia. IAUC 8817, 2007 Mar. 7.
• Satellites of transneptunian minor planets 2004 PB₁₀₈ and (60621) 2000 FE₈. IAUC 8816, 2007 Mar. 3.
• Satellite of transneptunian minor planet 2002 GZ₃₁. IAUC 8815, 2007 Feb. 28.
• Satellite of transneptunian minor planet (119979) 2002 WC₁₉. IAUC 8814, 2007 Feb. 27.
• Satellites of transneptunian minor planets 2003 AZ₈₄, (50000) Quaoar, (55637) 2002 UX₂₅, and (90482) Orcus. IAUC 8812, 2007 Feb. 22.
• Satellite of transneptunian minor planet (123509) 2000 WK₁₈₃. IAUC 8811, 2007 Feb. 21.
• New names of Neptunian satellites IX-XIII. IAUC 8802, 2007 Feb. 3.
• (65489) 2003 FX₁₂₈. Discovery of a binary companion to this distant minor planet; also, new names for distant minor planets (42355), (58534), and their "binary" companions IAUC 8778 (2006 Nov. 23).
• R/2006 S 1, R/2006 S 2, R/2006 S 3, R/2006 S 4 (new rings of Saturn). IAUC 8759 (2006 Oct. 11).
• 1999 RT₂₁₄. Discovery of a binary companion to this transneptunian minor planet IAUC 8756 (2006 Sept. 29).
• (120347) 2004 SB₆₀. Discovery of a binary companion to this transneptunian minor planet IAUC 8751 (2006 Sept. 19).
• 2003 QW₁₁₁. Binary companion to this transneptunian minor planet IAUC 8745 (2006 Sept. 7).
• S/2006 (624) 1. Satellite of the Jupiter-Trojan minor planet (624) Hektor. IAUC 8732 (2006 July 21).
• Saturn XXXV (Daphnis) = S/2005 S1 (new designation and name). IAUC 8730 (2006 July 17).
• Satellites of Saturn (nine newly discovered satellites, S/2004 S 19 and S/2006 S 1-S/2006 S 8) IAUC 8727 (2006 June 30).
• Binary companion of the distant minor planet (42355) = 2002 CR₄₆ CBET 401 (2006 Feb. 15).
• Rings of Uranus (discovery of R/2003 U 1 and R/2003 U 2) IAUC 8649 (2005 Dec. 29).
• Satellites of Uranus (new designations and names) IAUC 8648 (2005 Dec. 29).
• S/2005 (EL₆₁) 2: second satellite of the large transneptunian minor planet 2003 EL₆₁ CBET 310 (2005 Nov. 29) and IAUC 8636 (2005 Dec. 1).
• Satellite of the minor planet (1862) Apollo IAUC 8627 (2005 Nov. 4).
• S/2005 P 1 and S/2005 P 2 (new satellites of Pluto) IAUC 8625 (2005 Oct. 31).
• (136199) Eris I (Dysnomia) = S/2005 (UB₃₁₃) 1: satellite of the large transneptunian minor planet (136199) Eris = 2003 UB₃₁₃ IAUC 8610 (2005 Oct. 4). Naming announced on IAUC 8747 (2006 Sept. 13).
• S/2004 (87) 1 = (87) Sylvia II = Remus. Second satellite of the minor planet (87) Sylvia; the first, S/2001 (87) 1 = (87) Sylvia I = Romulus, was named at the same time. IAUC 8582 (2005 August 11).
• S/2005 (EL₆₁) 1: satellite of the large transneptunian minor planet 2003 EL₆₁ IAUC 8577 (2005 July 29).
• Companion to the transneptunian minor planet 2005 EO₃₀₄ IAUC 8526 (2005 May 10).
• S/2005 S 1 (new satellite of Saturn) IAUC 8524 (2005 May 6).
• New satellites of Saturn IAUC 8523 (2005 May 4).
• Satellites of Jupiter (new designations and names) IAUC 8502 (2005 Mar. 30).
• Satellites of Saturn (new designations and names; corrigenda) IAUC 8471 (2005 Jan. 21).
• S/2004 S 5 and S/2004 S 6 (newly discovered satellites of Saturn); R/2004 S 2 (newly discovered narrow ring of Saturn). IAUC 8432 (2004 Nov. 8).
• S/2004 S 3 and S/2004 S 4 (newly discovered satellites of Saturn); R/2004 S 1 (newly discovered narrow ring of Saturn). IAUC 8401 (2004 Sept. 9).
• S/2004 S 1 and S/2004 S 2 (newly discovered satellites of Saturn) IAUC 8389 (2004 Aug. 16).
• S/2004 (17246) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (17246) 2000 GL₇₄. IAUC 8293 (2004 Feb. 24).
• Binary companion of the TNO 2000 CQ₁₁₄. IAUC 8289 (2004 Feb. 16).
• S/2003 J 23 (newly discovered satellite of Jupiter). IAUC 8281 (2004 Feb. 4).
• S/2003 J 22 (newly discovered satellite of Jupiter). IAUC 8276 (2004 Jan. 25).
• S/2003 (22899) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (22899) 1999 TO₁₄. IAUC 8232 (2003 Oct. 26).
• S/2003 U 3 = newly discovered satellite of Uranus. IAUC 8217 (2003 Oct. 9).
• S/2001 U 3 = newly discovered satellite of Uranus. IAUC 8216 (2003 Oct. 7).
• S/2001 U 2 and S/2002 N 4 = newly discovered satellites of Uranus of Neptune. IAUC 8213 (2003 Oct. 1).
• S/2003 U 1 and S/2003 U 2 = newly discovered satellites of Uranus. IAUC 8209 (2003 Sept. 25).
• S/1986 U 10 = satellite of Uranus recently recovered. IAUC 8194 (2003 Sept. 3).
• S/2003 N 1 = newly discovered satellite of Neptune. IAUC 8193 and MPEC 2003-R19 (2003 Sept. 3).
• S/2003 (130) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (130) Elektra. IAUC 8183 (2003 August 17).
• S/2003 (379) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (379) Huenna. IAUC 8182 (2003 August 15).
• New names of satellites of minor planets and major planets IAUC 8177 (2003 August 8).
• S/2003 (283) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (283) Emma. IAUC 8165 (2003 July 27).
• S/2003 J 21 (newly discovered satellite of Jupiter). IAUC 8138 (2003 May 30).
• binary nature of minor planet (3782) Celle proposed from photometry. IAUC 8128 (2003 May 3).
• S/2003 J 19 and S/2003 J 20 (newly discovered satellites of Jupiter). IAUC 8125 (2003 Apr. 30).
• S/2003 S 1 (newly discovered satellite of Saturn). IAUC 8116 (2003 Apr. 11).
• S/2003 J 13-S/2003 J 18 (newly discovered satellites of Jupiter). IAUC 8116 (2003 Apr. 11).
• Objects near Jupiter V. IAUC 8107 (2003 Apr. 4).
• S/2003 J 9-S/2003 J 12 = newly discovered satellites of Jupiter. IAUC 8089 (2003 Mar. 7) and MPEC 2003-E29 (2003 Mar. 7).
• S/2003 J 8 = newly discovered satellite of Jupiter. IAUC 8088 (2003 Mar. 6) and MPEC 2003-E24 (2003 Mar. 6).
• S/2003 J 1-S/2003 J 7 = newly discovered satellites of Jupiter. IAUC 8087 (2003 Mar. 4) and MPEC 2003-E11 (2003 Mar. 4).
• S/2003 (1509) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (1509) Esclangona. IAUC 8075 (2003 Feb. 18).
• S/2002 N 1-N 3 = newly discovered satellites of Neptune. IAUC 8047 (2003 Jan. 13) and MPEC 2002-A75 (2003 Jan. 13).
• S/2002 J 1 = newly discovered satellite of Jupiter. IAUC 8035 (2002 Dec. 18).
• binary companion to the minor planet 2001 QC₂₉₈. IAUC 8034 (2002 Dec. 17).
• New names of Jupiter XVII-XXVII. IAUC 7998 (2002 Sept. 30); correction on IAUC 8023.
• S/2001 U 1 = newly discovered satellite of Uranus. IAUC 7980 (2002 Sept. 30) and MPEC 2002-S64 (2002 Sept. 30).
• newly discovered satellite of minor planet (121) Hermione. IAUC 7980 (2002 Sept. 30).
• binary companion to the minor planet 2002 KK₈. IAUC 7921 (2002 June 17).
• S/2001 J 1-S/2001 J 11 = newly discovered satellites of Jupiter. IAUC 7900 (2002 May 16).
• binary companion to the transneptunian object (TNO) 2000 CF₁₀₅. IAUC 7857 (2002 Mar. 22).
• S/2002 (3749) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (3749) Balam. IAUC 7827 (2002 Feb. 13).
• 2002 BM₂₆ is a binary minor planet that sometimes comes close to the earth. IAUC 7824 (2002 Feb. 11).
• 1997 CQ₂₉ is a possible binary transneptunian object (TNO). IAUC 7824 (2002 Feb. 11).
• S/2001 (26308) 1 = newly discovered satellite of a TNO. IAUC 7807 (2002 Jan. 24).
• S/2001 [1999 TC₃₆] 1 = newly discovered satellite of plutino 1999 TC₃₆. IAUC 7787 (2002 Jan. 10).
• binary companion to the transneptunian object (TNO) 2001 QW₃₂₂. IAUC 7749 (2001 Nov. 9).
• S/2001 (617) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (617) Patroclus. IAUC 7741 (2001 Oct. 29).
• 2001 QT₂₉₇ is a binary TNO. IAUC 7733 (2001 Oct. 15).
• S/2001 (22) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (22) Kalliope. IAUC 7703 (2001 Sept. 3).
• S/2000 [1998 WW₃₁] 1 = newly discovered satellite of the TNO 1998 WW₃₁. IAUC 7610 (2001 Apr. 16).
• S/2001 (107) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (107) Camilla. IAUC 7599 (2001 Mar. 19).
• S/2001 (87) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (87) Sylvia. IAUC 7588 (2001 Feb. 23).
• S/2000 J 7-J 11 = newly discovered satellites of Jupiter. IAUC 7555 (2001 Jan. 5) and MPEC 2001-A29 (2001 Jan. 5).
• S/2000 J 2-J 6 = newly discovered satellites of Jupiter. IAUC 7555 (2001 Jan. 5) and MPEC 2001-A28 (2001 Jan. 5).
• S/2000 S 12 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7548 (2000 Dec. 23) and MPEC 2000-Y33 (2000 Dec. 22).
• S/2000 S 11 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7545 and MPEC 2000-Y13 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 10 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7539 (2000 Dec. 7) and MPEC 2000-Y14 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 9 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7538 (2000 Dec. 7) and MPEC 2000-Y15 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 8 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7538 (2000 Dec. 7) and MPEC 2000-Y15 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 7 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7538 (2000 Dec. 7) and MPEC 2000-Y15 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/1975 J 1 = S/2000 J 1 = rediscovered satellite of Jupiter. IAUC 7525 (2000 Nov. 25) and MPEC 2000-Y16 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 6 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7521 (2000 Nov. 18) and MPEC 2000-Y14 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 5 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7521 (2000 Nov. 18) and MPEC 2000-Y14 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 4 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7513 (2000 Oct. 26) and MPEC 2000-Y14 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 3 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7513 (2000 Oct. 26) and MPEC 2000-Y14 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 2 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7512 (2000 Oct. 26) and MPEC 2000-Y15 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 S 1 = newly discovered satellite of Saturn. IAUC 7512 (2000 Oct. 26) and MPEC 2000-Y15 (2000 Dec. 19).
• S/2000 (90) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (90) Antiope. IAUC 7503 (2000 Oct. 3).
• S/2000 (2000 DP₁₀₇) 1 = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (1998 DP₁₀₇). IAUC 7503 (2000 Oct. 3).
• New names of Uranus XVIII-XX. IAUC 7479 (2000 Aug. 21).
• S/1999 J 1 = newly discovered satellite of Jupiter. IAUC 7460 (2000 July 20) and MPEC 2000-Y16 (2000 Dec. 19).
• (45) Eugenia I (Petit-Prince) = newly discovered satellite of minor planet (45). IAUC 7129 (1999 Mar. 20).

Novae and other interesting/unusual variable stars (announcement prior to 2009)

• IQ Eridani. First known outburst since 2002. CBET 1633, 2008 Dec. 27.
• M81N 2008-12a. Nova in M81. CBET 1632, 2008 Dec. 25.
• LV Velorum. Outburst. CBET 1597, 2008 Dec. 1.
• V679 Car = Nova Car 2008. CBET 1592, 2008 Dec. 1; IAUC 8999, 2008 Dec. 2.
• V5580 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2008 No. 2. CBET 1591, 2008 Dec. 1; IAUC 9004, 2008 Dec. 11.
• Apparent bright nova in M31 (M31N 2008-11b). CBET 1588, 2008 Nov. 28.
• V358 Lyr (outburst). CBET 1582, 2008 Nov. 25.
• V1251 Cyg. Rare outburst of dwarf nova. IAUC 8996, 2008 Oct. 20.
• Outburst of cataclysmic variable in Cnc. CBET 1536, 2008 Oct. 11.
• QY Mus. Apparent nova in Musca. IAUC 8990, 2008 Oct. 6.
• Apparent nova in M31. CBET 1528, 2008 Oct. 6.
• V1721 Aql. Nova Aquilae 2008. IAUC 8989, 2008 Oct. 3.
• V1309 Sco. Nova Scorpii 2008. IAUC 8972, 2008 Sept. 6.
• V466 And. Newly discovered cataclysmic variable with large amplitude outburst. IAUC 8971, 2008 Sept. 5.
• Possible nova in Cen. CBET 1497, 2008 Sept. 5.
• CI Cyg. First outburst since 1975. CBET 1487, 2008 Sept. 1.
• V1647 Ori. New outburst of variable and associated nebula. IAUC 8968, 2008 Aug. 28.
• V2671 Oph = N Oph 2008 No. 2. IAUC 8950, 2008 June 2.
• V2670 Oph = Nova Oph 2008. IAUC 8947, 2008 May 26.
• Luminous Transient in NGC 300. Possible V838-Mon-type variable. IAUC 8946, 2008 May 16.
• V5579 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2008. IAUC 8937, 2008 Apr. 11.
• V2491 Cyg (N Cyg 2008 No. 2). IAUC 8934, 2008 Apr. 11.
• NR TrA = Nova TrA 2008. IAUC 8931, 2008 Apr. 4.
• V2468 Cyg = Nova Cyg 2008. IAUC 8927, 2008 Mar. 8.
• HT Cas in outburst for first time since 2002. CBET 1203, 2008 Jan. 11.
• V459 Vul = Nova Vul 2007 No. 2. IAUC 8907, 2008 Jan. 1.
• V598 Pup (apparent nova discovered at x-ray wavelengths in Oct., but outburst apparently occurred in June according to prediscovery survey images). IAUC 8898, 2007 Nov. 20.
• V597 Pup = Nova Pup 2007. IAUC 8895, 2007 Nov. 14.
• Nova in M33. CBET 1074, 2007 Sept. 19.
• V455 And = HS 2331+3905. IAUC 8868, 2007 Sept. 12.
• V458 Vul = Nova Vul 2007. IAUC 8861, 2007 Aug. 9.
• R CrB fading. IAUC 8859, 2007 July 27.
• V390 Nor = Nova Nor 2007. IAUC 8850, 2007 June 20.
• V5558 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2007. IAUC 8832, 2007 Apr. 20.
• GW Lib. First known outburst since 1983 (to visual mag 10) IAUC 8829, 2007 Apr. 13.
• V2615 Oph = Nova Oph 2007. IAUC 8824, 2007 Mar. 21.
• V2467 Cyg = Nova Cyg 2007. IAUC 8821, 2007 Mar. 19.
• V1281 Sco = Nova Sco 2007 No. 2. IAUC 8810, 2007 Feb. 21.
• V1280 Sco = Nova Sco 2007 -- at visual mag about 4 in mid-Feb. 2007 (the brightest nova since V1494 Aql in 1999). IAUC 8803, 2007 Feb. 6.
• V1065 Cen = Nova Cen 2007. IAUC 8800, 2007 Jan. 26.
• Variable star (possible supernova) in/near UGC 4904. CBET 666, 2006 Oct. 11.
• VY Aqr. First known outburst in 12 years. CBET 664, 2006 Oct. 10 (also IAUC 8760.
• Nova in M32. CBET 591, 2006 July 28.
• V2576 Oph = Nova Oph 2006 No. 2. IAUC 8700, 2006 Apr. 10.
• V2362 Cyg = Nova Cyg 2006. IAUC 8697, 2006 April 5.
• V5117 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2006. IAUC 8673, 2006 Feb. 20.
• V2575 Oph = Nova Oph 2006. IAUC 8671, 2006 Feb. 13.
• Outburst of RS Oph (first since 1985). IAUC 8671, 2006 Feb. 13.
• Nova in the LMC 2005. IAUC 8635, 2005 Nov. 28.
• V477 Sct = N Sct 2005 No. 2. IAUC 8617, 2005 Oct. 16.
• V476 Sct = N Sct 2005. IAUC 8607, 2005 Oct. 1.
• V1047 Cen = Nova Cen 2005. IAUC 8596, 2005 Sept. 8.
• Nova in the SMC 2005. IAUC 8582, 2005 Aug. 11.
• V1188 Sco = Nova Sco 2005. IAUC 8574, 2005 July 26.
• V5116 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2005 No. 2. IAUC 8559, 2005 July 5.
• V1663 Aql = N Aql 2005. IAUC 8540, 2005 June 10.
• Variable star in Norma. IAUC 8539, 2005 June 9.
• Variable object in Bootes. IAUC 8518, 2005 Apr. 21.
• V378 Ser = Nova Ser 2005. IAUC 8505, 2005 Apr. 4.
• V5115 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2005 (No. 1). IAUC 8500, 2005 Mar. 29.
• V382 Nor = Nova Nor 2005. IAUC 8497, 2005 Mar. 22.
• Cataclysmic variable in Pyx. IAUC 8496, 2005 Mar. 22.
• V2361 Cyg = Nova Cyg 2005. IAUC 8483, 2005 Feb. 11.
• Transient in Lynx. IAUC 8452, 2004 Dec. 12.
• V574 Pup = Nova Pup 2004. IAUC 8443, 2004 Nov. 21.
• Nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud 2004. IAUC 8422, 2004 Oct. 22.
• V1187 Sco = Nova Sco 2004 No. 2. IAUC 8380, 2004 August 5.
• V1186 Sco = Nova Sco 2004. IAUC 8369, 2004 July 6.
• Unusual cataclysmic variable in Her. IAUC 8363, 2004 June 30.
• V2574 Oph = Nova Oph 2004. IAUC 8323, 2004 Apr. 15.
• V5114 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2004. IAUC 8306, 2004 Mar. 17.
• V1647 Ori = IRAS 05436-0007 (eruptive early-type star with new reflection nebula). IAUC 8284, 2004 Feb. 9.
• DE Cir. IAUC 8219, 2003 Oct. 10.
• V5113 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2003 No. 2. IAUC 8204, 2003 Sept. 19.
• Possible nova in M33. IAUC 8195, 2003 Sept. 6.
• V475 Sct = Nova Sct 2003. IAUC 8190, 2003 Aug. 30.
• Peculiar variable in Crux. IAUC 8184, 2003 Aug. 21.
• V2573 Oph = Nova Oph 2003. IAUC 8166, 2003 July 27.
• V4745 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2003. IAUC 8123, 2003 Apr. 27.
• V4744 Sgr = Possible Nova in Sgr. IAUC 8001, 2002 Oct. 27.
• V4743 Sgr = Another Nova in Sgr. IAUC 7975, 2002 Sept. 21.
• V4742 Sgr = Possible Nova in Sgr. IAUC 7972, 2002 Sept. 17.
• V4741 Sgr = Possible Nova in Sgr. IAUC 7878, 2002 Apr. 16.
• V2540 Oph = N Oph 2002. IAUC 7808, 2002 Jan. 26.
• IM Nor (first outburst since 1920). IAUC 7789, 2002 Jan. 12.
• V838 Mon = Peculiar variable in Mon. IAUC 7785, 2002 Jan. 10.
• V1039 Cen = possible nova in Cen. IAUC 7726, 2001 Oct. 3.
• V4740 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2001 No. 3. IAUC 7706, 2001 Sept. 6.
• V4739 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2001 No. 2. IAUC 7692, 2001 Aug. 27.
• V2275 Cyg = Nova Cyg 2001 No. 2. IAUC 7686, 2001 Aug. 20.
• WZ Sge (first outburst since 1978). IAUC 7669, 2001 July 24.
• V2274 Cyg = Nova Cyg 2001 (No. 1). IAUC 7666, 2001 July 17.
• V1178 Sco = novalike variable in Sco. IAUC 7647, 2001 June 21.
• V1548 Aql = Nova Aql 2001. IAUC 7627, 2001 May 17.
• V4643 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2001 (No. 1). IAUC 7589, 2001 Feb. 25.
• V445 Pup = Possible Nova in Pup. IAUC 7556, 2001 Jan. 6. IAUC 7559, 2001 Jan. 11.
• LMC Nova 2000. IAUC 7457, 2000 July 17.
• CI Aql = Probable Nova in Aql. IAUC 7409, 2000 Apr. 29.
• V463 Sct = Nova Sct 2000. IAUC 7382, 2000 Mar. 17.
• V4642 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2000. IAUC 7362, 2000 Feb. 10.
• V1494 Aql = Nova Aql 1999 No. 2. IAUC 7323, 1999 Dec. 1.
• V4641 Sgr vs. GM Sgr. IAUC 7277, 1999 Oct. 13.
• DD Cir = Nova Cir 1999. IAUC 7242, 1999 Aug. 24.
• V1493 Aql = Nova Aql 1999 No. 1. IAUC 7223, 1999 July 14.
• V382 Vel = Nova Vel 1999. IAUC 7176, 1999 May 22.
• V4444 Sgr = Nova Sgr 1999. IAUC 7153, 1999 Apr. 27.
• LZ Mus = Nova Mus 1998. IAUC 7078, 1998 Oct. 30.
• V1142 Sco = Nova Sco 1998. IAUC 7034, 1998 Oct. 22.

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