Comets Named in 2004

Comet Designation Comet Name Discovery Observation Discovery Announced IAUC Date of Naming IAUC - MPEC Notes
C/2002 W9 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 23 2004 Jan 1 A3 2004 Jan 1 A3 Disc by Evans
C/2002 W10 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 24 2004 Jan 1 A3 2004 Jan 1 A3 Disc by Leprette
C/2002 W11 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 25 2004 Jan 1 A3 2004 Jan 1 A3 Disc by Zhou
C/2002 W12 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 28 2004 Jan 1 A3 2004 Jan 1 A3 Disc by Sachs
C/2002 W13 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 28 2004 Jan 1 A3 2004 Jan 1 A3 Disc by Zhou
C/2002 W14 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 29 2004 Jan 1 A3 2004 Jan 1 A3 Disc by Hoenig
C/2002 W15 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 29 2004 Jan 2 A5 2004 Jan 2 A5 Disc by Leprette
C/2002 W16 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 29 2004 Jan 2 A5 2004 Jan 2 A5 Disc by Hoenig
C/2002 W17 C/SOHO 2002 Nov 29 2004 Jan 2 A5 2004 Jan 2 A5 Disc by Hoenig
C/2002 X7 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 1 2004 Jan 9 8264 2004 Jan 9 A36 Disc by Zhou
C/2002 X8 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 5 2004 Jan 9 8264 2004 Jan 9 A36 Disc by Meyer
C/2002 X9 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 5 2004 Jan 9 8264 2004 Jan 9 A36 Disc by Hoenig
C/2002 X10 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 5 2004 Jan 9 8264 2004 Jan 9 A36 Disc by Zhou
C/2002 X11 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 8 2004 Jan 9 8264 2004 Jan 9 A36 Disc by Kracht
C/2002 X12 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 9 2004 Jan 9 8264 2004 Jan 9 A36 Disc by Zhou
C/2002 X13 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 3 2004 Jan 10 A40 2004 Jan 10 A40 Disc by Hoffman
C/2002 X14 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 12 2004 Jan 10 A40 2004 Jan 10 A40 Disc by Sachs
C/2002 X15 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 14 2004 Jan 10 A40 2004 Jan 10 A40 Disc by Hoenig
C/2002 Y3 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 18 2004 Jan 10 A40 2004 Jan 10 A40 Disc by Kracht
C/2002 X16 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 11 2004 Jan 14 A52 2004 Jan 14 A52 Disc by Leprette and Oates
C/2002 Y4 C/SOHO 2002 Dec 26 2004 Jan 14 A52 2004 Jan 14 A52 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 A3 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 7 2004 Jan 14 A52 2004 Jan 14 A52 Disc by Matson
C/2003 A4 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 16 2004 Jan 14 A52 2004 Jan 14 A52 Disc by Matson
C/2003 A5 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 16 2004 Jan 14 A52 2004 Jan 14 A52 Disc by Matson
C/2003 WT42 C/LINEAR 2003 Nov 19 2004 Jan 16 8270 2004 Jan 16 8270 Asteroidal; coma disc by mult obs
C/2003 B2 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 18 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Oates
C/2003 C1 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 3 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 C2 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 9 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Evans
C/2003 C3 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 11 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 C4 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 14 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 C5 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 17 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 D1 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 28 2004 Jan 23 B34 2004 Jan 23 B34 Disc by Leprette
P/2003 SQ215 P/NEAT-LONEOS 2003 Sep 24 2004 Jan 23 8274 2004 Jan 23 8274 Asteroidal; coma disc by Fitzsimmons, Snodgrass, and Hainaut
C/2004 B1 C/LINEAR 2004 Jan 29 2004 Jan 30 8279 2004 Jan 30 8279 Asteroidal; coma disc by Young
P/2003 WC7 P/LINEAR-CATALINA 2003 Nov 18 2004 Feb 1 8280 2004 Feb 1 8280 Asteroidal; coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2003 E2 C/SOHO 2003 Mar 4 2004 Feb 6 C31 2004 Feb 6 C31 Disc by Evans
C/2003 E3 C/SOHO 2003 Mar 11 2004 Feb 6 C31 2004 Feb 6 C31 Disc by Hoenig
C/2003 E4 C/SOHO 2003 Mar 15 2004 Feb 6 C31 2004 Feb 6 C31 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 F3 C/SOHO 2003 Mar 20 2004 Feb 6 C31 2004 Feb 6 C31 Disc by Oates
C/2003 F4 C/SOHO 2003 Mar 25 2004 Feb 6 C31 2004 Feb 6 C31 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 C1 C/Larsen 2004 Feb 12 2004 Feb 13 8286 2004 Feb 13 8286 Disc by Larsen on Spacewatch images
C/2003 F5 C/SOHO 2003 Mar 29 2004 Feb 13 C53 2004 Feb 13 C53 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 G4 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 2 2004 Feb 13 C53 2004 Feb 13 C53 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 H8 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 22 2004 Feb 13 C53 2004 Feb 13 C53 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 H9 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 24 2004 Feb 13 C53 2004 Feb 13 C53 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 H10 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 28 2004 Feb 13 C54 2004 Feb 13 C54 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 H11 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 29 2004 Feb 13 C54 2004 Feb 13 C54 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 H12 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 30 2004 Feb 13 C54 2004 Feb 13 C54 Disc by Matson
C/2003 J2 C/SOHO 2003 May 1 2004 Feb 13 C54 2004 Feb 13 C54 Disc by Matson
C/2003 J3 C/SOHO 2003 May 5 2004 Feb 18 D8 2004 Feb 18 D8 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 J4 C/SOHO 2003 May 5 2004 Feb 18 D8 2004 Feb 18 D8 Disc by Matson
C/2003 J5 C/SOHO 2003 May 8 2004 Feb 18 D8 2004 Feb 18 D8 Disc by Shkreby
C/2003 J6 C/SOHO 2003 May 9 2004 Feb 18 D8 2004 Feb 18 D8 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 J7 C/SOHO 2003 May 14 2004 Feb 18 D8 2004 Feb 18 D8 Disc by Otterstedt
C/2004 D1 C/NEAT 2004 Feb 17 2004 Feb 27 8294 2004 Feb 27 8294 Asteroidal; coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2003 T5 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 8 2004 Mar 9 8300 2004 Mar 9 8300 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 T6 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 9 2004 Mar 9 8300 2004 Mar 9 8300 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 T7 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 9 2004 Mar 9 8300 2004 Mar 9 8300 Disc by Sachs
P/2004 DO29 P/Spacewatch-LINEAR 2004 Feb 17 2004 Mar 16 8305 2004 Mar 16 8305 Asteroidal; coma disc by Sheppard, Fernandez, and Jewitt
C/2003 J8 C/SOHO 2003 May 15 2004 Mar 19 8309 2004 Mar 19 8309 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 J9 C/SOHO 2003 May 15 2004 Mar 19 8309 2004 Mar 19 8309 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 K7 C/SOHO 2003 May 22 2004 Mar 19 8309 2004 Mar 19 8309 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 K8 C/SOHO 2003 May 22 2004 Mar 19 8309 2004 Mar 19 8309 Disc by Evans
C/2003 K9 C/SOHO 2003 May 23 2004 Mar 19 8309 2004 Mar 19 8309 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 F1 C/NEAT 2004 Mar 18 2004 Mar 19 8309 2004 Mar 19 8309
C/2004 F2 C/LINEAR 2004 Mar 25 2004 Mar 29 8313 2004 Mar 29 8313
P/2004 F3 P/NEAT 2004 Mar 28 2004 Mar 29 8313 2004 Mar 29 8313
P/2004 CB P/LINEAR 2004 Feb 3 2004 Mar 31 8314 2004 Mar 31 8314 Asteroidal; Coma disc by McNaught
C/2004 G1 C/LINEAR 2004 Apr 9 2004 Apr 10 8318 2004 Apr 10 8318
C/2003 K10 C/SOHO 2003 May 26 2004 Apr 10 G19 2004 Apr 10 G19 Disc by Shrekby
C/2003 K11 C/SOHO 2003 May 27 2004 Apr 10 G19 2004 Apr 10 G19 Disc by Chen
C/2003 K12 C/SOHO 2003 May 29 2004 Apr 10 G19 2004 Apr 10 G19 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 L3 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 2 2004 Apr 10 G19 2004 Apr 10 G19 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 L4 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 5 2004 Apr 10 G19 2004 Apr 10 G19 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 L5 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 8 2004 Apr 10 G20 2004 Apr 10 G20 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 L6 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 9 2004 Apr 10 G20 2004 Apr 10 G20 Disc by Shrekby
C/2003 L7 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 13 2004 Apr 10 G20 2004 Apr 10 G20 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 F4 C/Bradfield 2004 Mar 23 2004 Apr 12 8319 2004 Apr 12 8319
C/2004 DZ61 C/Catalina-LINEAR 2004 Feb 18 2004 Apr 14 8321 2004 Apr 14 8321 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Fernandez and Jewitt
P/2004 EW38 P/Catalina-LINEAR 2004 Mar 14 2004 Apr 15 8322 2004 Apr 15 8322 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs
C/2004 G2 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 10 2004 Apr 16 H1 2004 Apr 16 H1 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 L8 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 15 2004 Apr 17 H20 2004 Apr 17 H20 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 M1 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 16 2004 Apr 17 H20 2004 Apr 17 H20 Disc by Cernis
C/2003 M2 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 17 2004 Apr 17 H20 2004 Apr 17 H20 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 M3 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 17 2004 Apr 17 H20 2004 Apr 17 H20 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 M4 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 18 2004 Apr 17 H21 2004 Apr 17 H21 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 M5 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 19 2004 Apr 17 H21 2004 Apr 17 H21 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 M6 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 19 2004 Apr 17 H21 2004 Apr 17 H21 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 M7 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 20 2004 Apr 17 H21 2004 Apr 17 H21 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 H1 C/LINEAR 2004 Apr 16 2004 Apr 18 8325 2004 Apr 18 8325 Asteroidal; coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
P/2004 H2 P/Larsen 2004 Apr 19 2004 Apr 21 8328 2004 Apr 21 8328 Disc by Larsen from Spacewatch images
C/2003 K13 C/SOHO 2003 May 23 2004 Apr 22 H49 2004 Apr 22 H49 Disc by Evans
C/2003 M8 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 22 2004 Apr 22 H49 2004 Apr 22 H49 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 M9 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 23 2004 Apr 22 H49 2004 Apr 22 H49 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 M10 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 23 2004 Apr 22 H49 2004 Apr 22 H49 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 M11 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 23 2004 Apr 22 H49 2004 Apr 22 H49 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 M12 C/SOHO 2003 Jun 23 2004 Apr 22 H49 2004 Apr 22 H49 Disc by Leprette/Kracht
P/2004 H3 P/Larsen 2004 Apr 22 2004 Apr 24 8332 2004 Apr 24 8332 Disc by Larsen from Spacewatch images
C/2003 N1 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 5 2004 Apr 29 H87 2004 Apr 29 H87 Disc by Leprette/Sachs
C/2003 N2 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 13 2004 Apr 29 H87 2004 Apr 29 H87 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 O4 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 18 2004 Apr 29 H87 2004 Apr 29 H87 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 O5 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 20 2004 Apr 29 H87 2004 Apr 29 H87 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 O6 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 24 2004 Apr 29 H88 2004 Apr 29 H88 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 O7 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 25 2004 Apr 29 H88 2004 Apr 29 H88 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 O8 C/SOHO 2003 Jul 30 2004 Apr 29 H88 2004 Apr 29 H88 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 P1 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 2 2004 Apr 29 H88 2004 Apr 29 H88 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 P2 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 3 2004 Apr 29 H88 2004 Apr 29 H88 Disc by Boschat
P/2004 HC18 P/LINEAR 2004 Apr 17 2004 Apr 30 8333 2004 Apr 30 8333 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Gleason and Larsen
C/2003 P3 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 5 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 Q1 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 20 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 Q2 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 23 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 Q3 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 23 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 Q4 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 25 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 Q5 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 26 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 Q6 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 26 2004 May 4 J19 2004 May 4 J19 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 U4 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 21 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Matson
C/2003 W2 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 29 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 Y1 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 20 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Meyer
C/2004 B2 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 28 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 C2 C/SOHO 2003 Feb 4 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 H4 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 16 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 H5 C/SOHO 2003 Apr 30 2004 May 5 J21 2004 May 5 J21 Disc by Battams
C/2004 HV60 C/Spacewatch 2004 Apr 25 2004 May 9 8337 2004 May 9 8337 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Bernardi, Pittichova, and Moskovitz
C/2003 Q7 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 28 2004 May 13 J57 2004 May 13 J57 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 Q8 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 29 2004 May 13 J57 2004 May 13 J57 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 Q9 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 30 2004 May 13 J57 2004 May 13 J57 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 R2 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 5 2004 May 13 J57 2004 May 13 J57 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 R3 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 8 2004 May 13 J57 2004 May 13 J57 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 S5 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 18 2004 May 13 J58 2004 May 13 J58 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 S6 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 18 2004 May 13 J58 2004 May 13 J58 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 S7 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 21 2004 May 13 J58 2004 May 13 J58 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 S8 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 25 2004 May 13 J58 2004 May 13 J58 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 T8 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 8 2004 May 13 J58 2004 May 13 J58 Disc by Matson
C/2003 R4 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 7 2004 May 13 J59 2004 May 13 J59 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 R5 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 8 2004 May 13 J59 2004 May 13 J59 Disc by Cernis
C/2003 S9 C/SOHO 2003 Sep 25 2004 May 13 J59 2004 May 13 J59 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 Q10 C/SOHO 2003 Aug 25 2004 May 18 K16 2004 May 18 K16 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 T9 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 9 2004 May 18 K16 2004 May 18 K16 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 T10 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 13 2004 May 18 K16 2004 May 18 K16 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 T11 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 15 2004 May 18 K16 2004 May 18 K16 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 U5 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 16 2004 May 18 K16 2004 May 18 K16 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 U6 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 20 2004 May 18 K16 2004 May 18 K16 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 T12 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 9 2004 May 21 K33 2004 May 21 K33 Disc by Danaher
C/2003 U7 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 23 2004 May 21 K33 2004 May 21 K33 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 U8 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 25 2004 May 21 K33 2004 May 21 K33 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 U9 C/SOHO 2003 Oct 26 2004 May 21 K33 2004 May 21 K33 Disc by Boschat, Sachs, and Danaher
C/2003 V2 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 1 2004 May 21 K34 2004 May 21 K34 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 V3 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 3 2004 May 21 K34 2004 May 21 K34 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 V4 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 4 2004 May 21 K34 2004 May 21 K34 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 V5 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 5 2004 May 21 K34 2004 May 21 K34 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 V6 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 9 2004 May 21 K34 2004 May 21 K34 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 V7 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 11 2004 May 21 K34 2004 May 21 K34 Disc by Matson
C/2004 K1 C/LINEAR 2004 May 21 2004 May 24 8343 2004 May 24 8343 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Spahr
C/2003 V8 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 13 2004 May 25 K54 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 W3 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 16 2004 May 25 K54 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 W4 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 21 2004 May 25 K54 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Evans
C/2003 W5 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 22 2004 May 25 K54 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 W6 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 25 2004 May 25 K55 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 W7 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 27 2004 May 25 K55 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 W8 C/SOHO 2003 Nov 29 2004 May 25 K55 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Gallina
C/2003 X1 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 1 2004 May 25 K55 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 X2 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 1 2004 May 25 K55 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 X3 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 2 2004 May 25 K55 2004 May 25 K54 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 H6 C/SWAN 2004 Apr 29 2004 May 27 8346 2004 May 27 8346 Disc by Zhou, Cernis, and Mattiazzo
P/2004 K2 P/McNaught 2004 May 20 2004 May 28 8348 2004 May 28 8348
C/2004 K3 C/LINEAR 2004 May 29 2004 Jun 3 L4 2004 Jun 3 L4 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2003 X4 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 4 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 X5 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 4 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 X6 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 6 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 X7 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 7 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 X8 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 8 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Hoffman
C/2003 X9 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 8 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 X10 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 11 2004 Jun 10 L25 2004 Jun 10 L25 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 X11 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 13 2004 Jun 10 L25 2004 Jun 10 L25 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 Y2 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 19 2004 Jun 10 L25 2004 Jun 10 L25 Disc by Leprette
C/2003 Y3 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 19 2004 Jun 10 L25 2004 Jun 10 L25 Disc by Matson
C/2003 Y4 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 20 2004 Jun 10 L25 2004 Jun 10 L25 Disc by Kracht
C/2003 Y5 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 22 2004 Jun 10 L25 2004 Jun 10 L25 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 Y6 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 23 2004 Jun 10 L26 2004 Jun 10 L26 Disc by Sachs
C/2003 Y7 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 24 2004 Jun 10 L26 2004 Jun 10 L26 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 L1 C/LINEAR 2004 Jun 12 2004 Jun 14 8352 2004 Jun 14 8352 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Young
C/2003 Y8 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 25 2004 Jun 15 L67 2004 Jun 15 L67 Disc by Boschat
C/2003 Y9 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 25 2004 Jun 15 L67 2004 Jun 15 L67 Disc by Matson
C/2003 Y10 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 26 2004 Jun 15 L67 2004 Jun 15 L67 Disc by Matson
C/2003 Y11 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 26 2004 Jun 15 L67 2004 Jun 15 L67 Disc by Oates
C/2003 Y12 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 27 2004 Jun 15 L68 2004 Jun 15 L68 Disc by Matson
C/2003 Y13 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 27 2004 Jun 15 L68 2004 Jun 15 L68 Disc by Zhou
C/2003 Y14 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 27 2004 Jun 15 L68 2004 Jun 15 L68 Disc by Matson
C/2003 Y15 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 31 2004 Jun 15 L68 2004 Jun 15 L68 Disc by Matson
C/2004 A2 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 9 2004 Jun 16 M4 2004 Jun 16 M4 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 A3 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 15 2004 Jun 16 M4 2004 Jun 16 M4 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 B3 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 18 2004 Jun 16 M4 2004 Jun 16 M4 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 B4 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 18 2004 Jun 16 M4 2004 Jun 16 M4 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 B5 C/SOHO 2003 Jan 19 2004 Jun 16 M4 2004 Jun 16 M4 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 L2 C/LINEAR 2004 Jun 11 2004 Jun 17 8356 2004 Jun 17 8356 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2003 X4 C/SOHO 2003 Dec 4 2004 Jun 10 L24 2004 Jun 10 L24 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 B6 C/SOHO 2004 Jan 21 2004 Jun 17 M10 2004 Jun 17 M10 Disc by Danaher
C/2004 B7 C/SOHO 2004 Jan 21 2004 Jun 17 M10 2004 Jun 17 M10 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 B8 C/SOHO 2004 Jan 24 2004 Jun 17 M10 2004 Jun 17 M10 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 B9 C/SOHO 2004 Jan 25 2004 Jun 17 M10 2004 Jun 17 M10 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 B10 C/SOHO 2004 Jan 30 2004 Jun 17 M10 2004 Jun 17 M10 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 C3 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 3 2004 Jun 18 M13 2004 Jun 18 M13 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 C4 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 8 2004 Jun 18 M13 2004 Jun 18 M13 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 C5 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 8 2004 Jun 18 M13 2004 Jun 18 M13 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 C6 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 10 2004 Jun 18 M13 2004 Jun 18 M13 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 C7 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 13 2004 Jun 18 M13 2004 Jun 18 M13 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 C8 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 14 2004 Jun 18 M13 2004 Jun 18 M13 Disc by Chen
C/2004 D2 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 25 2004 Jun 18 M14 2004 Jun 18 M14 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 D3 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 25 2004 Jun 18 M14 2004 Jun 18 M14 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 D4 C/SOHO 2004 Feb 26 2004 Jun 18 M14 2004 Jun 18 M14 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 E1 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 9 2004 Jun 23 M42 2004 Jun 23 M42 Disc by Cernis
C/2004 E2 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 12 2004 Jun 23 M42 2004 Jun 23 M42 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 E3 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 14 2004 Jun 23 M42 2004 Jun 23 M42 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 E4 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 15 2004 Jun 23 M42 2004 Jun 23 M42 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 F5 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 17 2004 Jun 23 M43 2004 Jun 23 M43 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 F6 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 22 2004 Jun 23 M43 2004 Jun 23 M43 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 F7 C/SOHO 2004 Mar 26 2004 Jun 23 M43 2004 Jun 23 M43 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 G3 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 2 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 G4 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 3 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 G5 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 10 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 G6 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 11 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 G7 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 13 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 G8 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 13 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 G9 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 15 2004 Jun 29 M65 2004 Jun 29 M65 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 H7 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 18 2004 Jun 29 M66 2004 Jun 29 M66 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 H8 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 19 2004 Jun 29 M66 2004 Jun 29 M66 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 H9 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 19 2004 Jun 29 M66 2004 Jun 29 M66 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 H10 C/SOHO 2004 Apr 30 2004 Jun 29 M66 2004 Jun 29 M66 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 J1 C/SOHO 2004 May 2 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 J2 C/SOHO 2004 May 4 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 J3 C/SOHO 2004 May 4 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 J4 C/SOHO 2004 May 5 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J5 C/SOHO 2004 May 6 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Zhou & Hoffman
C/2004 J6 C/SOHO 2004 May 7 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 J7 C/SOHO 2004 May 8 2004 Jun 30 M71 2004 Jun 30 M71 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 J8 C/SOHO 2004 May 10 2004 Jun 30 M72 2004 Jun 30 M72 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 J9 C/SOHO 2004 May 10 2004 Jun 30 M72 2004 Jun 30 M72 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J10 C/SOHO 2004 May 11 2004 Jun 30 M72 2004 Jun 30 M72 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 J11 C/SOHO 2004 May 12 2004 Jun 30 M72 2004 Jun 30 M72 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J12 C/SOHO 2004 May 12 2004 Jul 1 N4 2004 Jul 1 N4 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J13 C/SOHO 2004 May 13 2004 Jul 1 N4 2004 Jul 1 N4 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J14 C/SOHO 2004 May 14 2004 Jul 1 N4 2004 Jul 1 N4 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 J15 C/SOHO 2004 May 14 2004 Jul 1 N5 2004 Jul 1 N5 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J16 C/SOHO 2004 May 14 2004 Jul 1 N5 2004 Jul 1 N5 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 J17 C/SOHO 2004 May 15 2004 Jul 1 N5 2004 Jul 1 N5 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J18 C/SOHO 2004 May 15 2004 Jul 1 N5 2004 Jul 1 N5 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 J19 C/SOHO 2004 May 14 2004 Jul 2 N16 2004 Jul 1 N16 Disc by Evans
C/2004 K4 C/SOHO 2004 May 18 2004 Jul 2 N16 2004 Jul 1 N16 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 K5 C/SOHO 2004 May 20 2004 Jul 2 N16 2004 Jul 1 N16 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 K6 C/SOHO 2004 May 21 2004 Jul 2 N16 2004 Jul 1 N16 Disc by Boschat
C/2004 K7 C/SOHO 2004 May 23 2004 Jul 2 N16 2004 Jul 1 N16 Disc by Chen
C/2004 K8 C/SOHO 2004 May 24 2004 Jul 2 N16 2004 Jul 1 N16 Disc by Meyer
C/2004 K9 C/SOHO 2004 May 24 2004 Jul 2 N17 2004 Jul 2 N17 Disc by Bezugly
C/2004 K10 C/SOHO 2004 May 25 2004 Jul 2 N17 2004 Jul 2 N17 Disc by Meyer
C/2004 K11 C/SOHO 2004 May 27 2004 Jul 2 N17 2004 Jul 2 N17 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 K12 C/SOHO 2004 May 30 2004 Jul 2 N17 2004 Jul 2 N17 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 L3 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 5 2004 Jul 16 O4 2004 Jul 16 O4 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 L4 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 7 2004 Jul 16 O4 2004 Jul 16 O4 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 L5 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 8 2004 Jul 16 O4 2004 Jul 16 O4 Disc by B. Zhou
C/2004 L6 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 9 2004 Jul 16 O4 2004 Jul 16 O4 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 L7 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 9 2004 Jul 16 O4 2004 Jul 16 O4 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 L8 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 10 2004 Jul 16 O5 2004 Jul 16 O5 Disc by Cernis
C/2004 L9 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 10 2004 Jul 16 O5 2004 Jul 16 O5 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 L10 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 13 2004 Jul 16 O5 2004 Jul 16 O5 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 L11 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 15 2004 Aug 3 P12 2004 Aug 3 P12 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 M1 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 18 2004 Aug 3 P12 2004 Aug 3 P12 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 M2 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 24 2004 Aug 3 P12 2004 Aug 3 P12 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 M3 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 26 2004 Aug 3 P12 2004 Aug 3 P12 Disc by Chen
C/2004 M4 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 26 2004 Aug 3 P13 2004 Aug 3 P13 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 M5 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 27 2004 Aug 3 P13 2004 Aug 3 P13 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 M6 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 27 2004 Aug 3 P13 2004 Aug 3 P13 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 M7 C/SOHO 2004 Jun 27 2004 Aug 3 P13 2004 Aug 3 P13 Disc by Hoffman
C/1996 L2 C/SOHO 1996 Jun 13 2004 Aug 4 P15 2004 Aug 4 P15 Disc by Leprette
C/1996 M3 C/SOHO 1996 Jun 20 2004 Aug 4 P15 2004 Aug 4 P15 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 N1 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 1 2004 Aug 6 P19 2004 Aug 6 P19 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 N2 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 1 2004 Aug 6 P19 2004 Aug 6 P19 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 N3 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 5 2004 Aug 6 P19 2004 Aug 6 P19 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 N4 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 7 2004 Aug 6 P19 2004 Aug 6 P19 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 N5 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 8 2004 Aug 6 P19 2004 Aug 6 P19 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 P1 C/NEAT 2004 Aug 5 2004 Aug 8 8383 2004 Aug 8 8383 Disc by NEAT project
C/2004 N6 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 9 2004 Aug 9 P31 2004 Aug 9 P31 Disc by Zhou
C/2002 K11 C/SOHO 2002 May 26 2004 Aug 17 Q11 2004 Aug 17 Q11 Disc by Evans
C/2004 O1 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 16 2004 Aug 17 Q11 2004 Aug 17 Q11 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 O2 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 17 2004 Aug 17 Q11 2004 Aug 17 Q11 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 O3 C/SOHO 2004 Jul 26 2004 Aug 17 Q11 2004 Aug 17 Q11 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 Q1 C/Tucker 2004 Aug 23 2004 Aug 25 8393 2004 Aug 25 8393
C/2004 Q2 C/Machholz 2004 Aug 27 2004 Aug 27 8394 2004 Aug 27 8394
C/2004 P2 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 4 2004 Sep 1 R2 2004 Sep 1 R2 Disc by Evans
C/2004 P3 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 5 2004 Sep 1 R2 2004 Sep 1 R2 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 P4 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 6 2004 Sep 1 R2 2004 Sep 1 R2 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 P5 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 8 2004 Sep 1 R2 2004 Sep 1 R2 Disc by Su
C/2004 R1 C/McNaught 2004 Sep 2 2004 Sep 4 8398 2004 Sep 4 8398
C/2004 R2 C/ASAS 2004 Sep 3 2004 Sep 9 8402 2004 Sep 9 8402
P/2004 R3 P/LINEAR-NEAT 2004 Sep 10 2004 Sep 16 S2 2004 Sep 16 S2 Disc by LINEAR and NEAT
P/2004 NL21 P/LINEAR 2004 Jul 15 2004 Sep 18 S17 2004 Sep 18 S17 Asteroidal; coma disc by McNaught
C/2004 S1 C/Van Ness 2004 Sep 26 2004 Sep 28 8412 2004 Sep 28 8412
P/2004 T1 P/LINEAR-NEAT 2004 Oct 5 2004 Oct 6 8416 2004 Oct 6 8416 Disc by LINEAR and NEAT
C/2004 P6 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 13 2004 Oct 13 T66 2004 Oct 13 T66 Disc by Danaher
C/2004 P7 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 15 2004 Oct 13 T66 2004 Oct 13 T66 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 Q3 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 19 2004 Oct 13 T66 2004 Oct 13 T66 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 Q4 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 20 2004 Oct 13 T66 2004 Oct 13 T66 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 Q5 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 25 2004 Oct 13 T66 2004 Oct 13 T66 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 Q6 C/SOHO 2004 Aug 26 2004 Oct 13 T66 2004 Oct 13 T66 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 R4 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 4 2004 Oct 13 T67 2004 Oct 13 T67 Disc by Su
C/2004 R5 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 4 2004 Oct 13 T67 2004 Oct 13 T67 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 R6 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 5 2004 Oct 13 T67 2004 Oct 13 T67 Disc by Su
C/2004 R7 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 5 2004 Oct 13 T67 2004 Oct 13 T67 Disc by Battams
C/2004 T2 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 8 2004 Oct 15 T76 2004 Oct 15 T76 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 T3 C/Siding Spring 2004 Oct 12 2004 Oct 21 8421 2004 Oct 21 8421 Disc by McNaught
C/2004 U1 C/LINEAR 2004 Oct 19 2004 Oct 21 8421 2004 Oct 21 8421 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Knoefel
C/2004 U2 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 16 2004 Oct 21 U26 2004 Oct 21 U26 Disc by Otterstedt
C/2004 S2 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 20 2004 Nov 1 V5 2004 Nov 1 V5 Disc by Battams
C/2004 S3 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 22 2004 Nov 1 V5 2004 Nov 1 V5 Disc by Tsai
C/2004 S4 C/SOHO 2004 Sep 28 2004 Nov 1 V5 2004 Nov 1 V5 Disc by Su
C/2004 T4 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 4 2004 Nov 1 V5 2004 Nov 1 V5 Disc by Su
C/2004 T5 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 5 2004 Nov 1 V5 2004 Nov 1 V5 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 U3 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 18 2004 Nov 1 V5 2004 Nov 1 V5 Disc by Battams
P/2004 V1 P/Skiff 2004 Nov 4 2004 Nov 4 8426 2004 Nov 4 8426
C/2004 V3 C/Siding Spring 2004 Nov 3 2004 Nov 6 8429 2004 Nov 6 8429 Disc by Garradd
P/2004 V5-A P/LINEAR-Hill 2003 Dec 17 2004 Nov 10 8433 2004 Nov 15 8438 Disc as asteroid by LINEAR, coma by Hill
P/2004 V5-B P/LINEAR-Hill 2003 Nov 10 2004 Nov 10 8433 2004 Nov 15 8438 Disc as asteroid by LINEAR, coma by Hill
P/2004 TU12 P/Siding Spring 2004 Oct 10 2004 Nov 12 8436 2004 Nov 12 8436 Asteroidal; Tail disc by Mallia, Masi, and Wilcox
P/2004 A1 P/LONEOS 2004 Jan 13 2004 Jan 13 8267 2004 Nov 6 8430 Disc by Skiff
C/2003 A1 C/LINEAR 2003 Jan 5 2003 Jan 8 8044 2004 Nov 6 8430 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/1996 R3 C/Lagerkvist 1996 Sep 12 1997 Feb 21 6564 2004 Nov 6 8430
C/2004 RG113 C/LINEAR 2004 Sep 6 2004 Nov 23 8444 2004 Nov 23 8444 Disc as asteroid by LINEAR; Tail disc by LINEAR
C/2004 T6 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 10 2004 Dec 7 X23 2004 Dec 7 X23 Disc by Su
C/2004 T7 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 13 2004 Dec 7 X23 2004 Dec 7 X23 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 U4 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 17 2004 Dec 7 X23 2004 Dec 7 X23 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 U5 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 21 2004 Dec 7 X23 2004 Dec 7 X23 Disc by Otterstedt
C/2004 U6 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 21 2004 Dec 7 X23 2004 Dec 7 X23 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 U7 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 22 2004 Dec 7 X23 2004 Dec 7 X23 Disc by Gao
C/2004 U8 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 23 2004 Dec 7 X24 2004 Dec 7 X24 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 U9 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 24 2004 Dec 7 X24 2004 Dec 7 X24 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 U10 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 26 2004 Dec 7 X24 2004 Dec 7 X24 Disc by Sachs
C/2004 U11 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 26 2004 Dec 7 X24 2004 Dec 7 X24 Disc by Su
C/2004 U12 C/SOHO 2004 Oct 28 2004 Dec 7 X24 2004 Dec 7 X24 Disc by Zhou
P/2004 WR9 P/LINEAR 2004 Nov 22 2004 Dec 8 8448 2004 Dec 8 8448 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Birtwhistle
C/2004 X1 C/LINEAR 2004 Dec 7 2004 Dec 9 8449 2004 Dec 9 8449 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2004 X2 C/LINEAR 2004 Dec 8 2004 Dec 10 8450 2004 Dec 10 8450 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
P/2004 VR8 P/LONEOS 2004 Nov 3 2004 Dec 10 8451 2004 Dec 10 8451 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Hergenrother
C/2004 V6 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 4 2004 Dec 14 X72 2004 Dec 14 X72 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 V7 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 4 2004 Dec 14 X72 2004 Dec 14 X72 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 V8 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 7 2004 Dec 14 X72 2004 Dec 14 X72 Disc by Battams
C/2004 V9 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 7 2004 Dec 14 X72 2004 Dec 14 X72 Disc by Otterstedt
C/2004 V10 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 8 2004 Dec 14 X73 2004 Dec 14 X73 Disc by Battams
C/2004 V11 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 8 2004 Dec 14 X74 2004 Dec 14 X74 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 V12 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 10 2004 Dec 14 X74 2004 Dec 14 X74 Disc by Leprette
C/2004 V13 C/SWAN 2004 Nov 9 2004 Dec 16 8455 2004 Dec 16 8455 Disc by Mattiazzo
C/2004 X3 C/LINEAR 2004 Dec 15 2004 Dec 21 8457 2004 Dec 21 8457 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Young
C/2004 V14 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 14 2004 Dec 21 Y37 2004 Dec 21 Y37 Disc by Meyer
C/2004 V15 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 15 2004 Dec 21 Y37 2004 Dec 21 Y37 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 W1 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 16 2004 Dec 21 Y37 2004 Dec 21 Y37 Disc by Hoffman
C/2004 W2 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 18 2004 Dec 21 Y37 2004 Dec 21 Y37 Disc by Scarmato
C/2004 W3 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 19 2004 Dec 21 Y38 2004 Dec 21 Y38 Disc by Kracht
C/2004 W4 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 21 2004 Dec 21 Y38 2004 Dec 21 Y38 Disc by Zhou
C/2004 W5 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 22 2004 Dec 21 Y38 2004 Dec 21 Y38 Disc by Hoenig
C/2004 W6 C/SOHO 2004 Nov 23 2004 Dec 21 Y38 2004 Dec 21 Y38 Disc by Leprette
164P/2004 Y1 P/Christensen 2004 Dec 21 2004 Dec 22 8548 2004 Dec 22 8548

Announcements of newly discovered comets usually appear first on IAU Circulars and the number of the circular is given in the column headed "IAUC". Announcements of new names can appear either on IAU Circulars or on Minor Planet Electronic Circulars and the reference is given in the column headed "IAUC - MPEC". Simple numbers refer to IAU Circulars while numbers preceded by a single letter refer to MPECs, implicitly preceded by the current year. Occasionally an MPEC appears announcing a comet shortly before the IAU Circular but since this is mostly a matter of varying electronic transmission times, we have listed the IAU Circular when one was issued on the same day. The date of naming is implicitly in the current year. The Notes column usually gives the name of the individual(s) who discovered the cometary activity, whether independently or because of requests based on the orbit (which are often posted on the NEO Confirmation Page of the Minor Planet Center). This column is also used to indicate unusual characteristics (Centaur, possible short-period orbit, etc.)



Created by: Mike A'Hearn; Last Updated: Tuesday, 27-Dec-2005 17:00:58 EST