Comets Named in 2006

Comet Designation Comet Name Discovery Observation Discovery Announced IAUC Date of Naming IAUC - MPEC Notes
C/2006 A1 C/Pojmanski Jan 1 Jan 5 8653 Jan 5 8653
P/2005 XA54 C/LONEOS-Hill Dec 4, 2005 Jan 6 8656 Jan 5 8656 Asteroidal by LONEOS; Disc as comet by Hill
P/2005 YQ27 P/LINEAR Dec 28, 2005 Jan 10 A57 Jan 10 A57 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs
C/2006 A2 C/Catalina Jan 21 Jan 24 8662 Jan 24 8662 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2006 B1 C/McNaught Jan 27 Jan 30 8665 Jan 30 8665
P/2005 SB216 P/LONEOS Sep 30, 2005 Feb 8 8668 Feb 8 8668 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Foglia, Galli, Minuto, and Crespi
C/1996 X3 C/SOHO Dec 5, 1996 Feb 8 C49 Feb 8 C49 Disc by Kracht
C/1996 X4 C/SOHO Dec 5, 1996 Feb 8 C49 Feb 8 C49 Disc by Kracht
C/1996 X5 C/SOHO Dec 5, 1996 Feb 8 C49 Feb 8 C49 Disc by Kracht
C/1997 B5 C/SOHO Jan 29, 1997 Feb 8 C49 Feb 8 C49 Disc by Kracht
C/1997 B6 C/SOHO Jan 29, 1997 Feb 8 C49 Feb 8 C49 Disc by Kracht
C/1996 B7 C/SOHO Jan 29, 1997 Feb 8 C49 Feb 8 C49 Disc by Kracht
C/2005 W16 C/SOHO Nov 28, 2005 Feb 10 C59 Feb 10 C59 Disc by Matson
C/2005 W17 C/SOHO Nov 29, 2005 Feb 10 C59 Feb 10 C59 Disc by Su
C/2005 X2 C/SOHO Dec 3, 2005 Feb 10 C59 Feb 10 C59 Disc by Su
C/2005 X3 C/SOHO Dec 4, 2005 Feb 10 C59 Feb 10 C59 Disc by Su
C/2005 X4 C/SOHO Dec 6, 2005 Feb 10 C60 Feb 10 C60 Disc by Cernis
C/2005 X5 C/SOHO Dec 8, 2005 Feb 10 C60 Feb 10 C60 Disc by Ruan
C/2005 X6 C/SOHO Dec 8, 2005 Feb 10 C60 Feb 10 C60 Disc by Ruan
C/2005 X7 C/SOHO Dec 9, 2005 Feb 10 C60 Feb 10 C60 Disc by Su
C/2005 X8 C/SOHO Dec 11, 2005 Feb 10 C61 Feb 10 C61 Disc by Ye
C/2005 X9 C/SOHO Dec 12, 2005 Feb 10 C61 Feb 10 C61 Disc by Matson
C/2005 Y3 C/SOHO Dec 19, 2005 Feb 10 C61 Feb 10 C61 Disc by Ye
C/2005 Y4 C/SOHO Dec 20, 2005 Feb 10 C61 Feb 10 C61 Disc by Hoenig
C/2005 Y5 C/SOHO Dec 22, 2005 Feb 10 C61 Feb 10 C61 Disc by Battams
C/2005 Y6 C/SOHO Dec 22, 2005 Feb 10 C61 Feb 10 C61 Disc by Battams
C/2005 Y7 C/SOHO Dec 24, 2005 Feb 17 D3 Feb 17 D3 Disc by Kracht
C/2005 Y8 C/SOHO Dec 24, 2005 Feb 17 D3 Feb 17 D3 Disc by Kracht
C/2005 Y9 C/SOHO Dec 27, 2005 Feb 17 D3 Feb 17 D3 Disc by Farmer
C/2005 Y10 C/SOHO Dec 27, 2005 Feb 17 D3 Feb 17 D3 Disc by Ye
P/2006 D1 P/Hill Feb 22 Feb 24 D38 Feb 24 D38 Disc by Hill
C/2006 CK10 C/Catalina Feb 4 Mar 2 8682 Mar 2 8682 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Hergenrother
C/2006 F1 C/Kowalski Mar 21 Mar 4 8690 Mar 4 8690 Disc by Kowalski
C/2006 E1 C/McNaught Mar 18 Mar 24 8691 Mar 24 8691 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 F2 C/Christensen Mar 23 Mar 24 8692 Mar 24 8692 Disc by Christensen
C/2006 A4 C/SOHO Jan 2 Mar 28 F43 Mar 28 F43 Disc by Matson
C/2006 A5 C/SOHO Jan 4 Mar 28 F43 Mar 28 F43 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 A6 C/SOHO Jan 10 Mar 28 F43 Mar 28 F43 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 A7 C/SOHO Jan 12 Mar 28 F43 Mar 28 F43 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 B2 C/SOHO Jan 20 Mar 28 F44 Mar 28 F44 Disc by Su
C/2006 B3 C/SOHO Jan 21 Mar 28 F44 Mar 28 F44 Disc by Kracht
C/2006 B4 C/SOHO Jan 26 Mar 28 F44 Mar 28 F44 Disc by Su
C/2006 E2 C/SOHO Mar 15 Mar 29 F50 Mar 29 F50 Disc by Matson
C/2006 F3 C/SOHO Mar 26 Mar 29 F50 Mar 29 F50 Disc by Hoffman
P/2006 F4 P/Spacewatch Mar 26 Mar 30 8695 Mar 30 8695 Disc by Spacewatch
P/2006 G1 P/McNaught Apr 5 Apr 7 8699 Apr 7 8699 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 GZ2 C/Spacewatch Apr 7 Apr 19 8703 Apr 19 8703 Disc by Spacewatch
176P/1999 RE70 P/LINEAR Nov 26, 2005 Apr 24 8704 Jun 16 8722 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Hsieh and Jewitt
P/2006 H1 P/McNaught Apr 29 May 1 J6 May 1 J6 Disc by McNaught
C/1996 R5 C/SOHO Sep 3, 1996 May 11 J44 May 11 J44 Disc by Kracht
C/1997 O3 C/SOHO Jul 31, 1997 May 11 J44 May 11 J44 Disc by Kracht
C/1997 V8 C/SOHO Nov 6, 1997 May 11 J44 May 11 J44 Disc by Kracht
C/1997 V9 C/SOHO Nov 13, 1997 May 11 J44 May 11 J44 Disc by Kracht
C/1997 X7 C/SOHO Dec 15, 1997 May 11 J45 May 11 J45 Disc by Kracht
C/1998 G9 C/SOHO Apr 11, 1998 May 11 J45 May 11 J45 Disc by Kracht
C/1998 L10 C/SOHO Jun 2, 1998 May 11 J45 May 11 J45 Disc by Kracht
C/1998 T2 C/SOHO Oct 14, 1998 May 11 J45 May 11 J45 Disc by Kracht
C/1998 W8 C/SOHO Nov 30, 1998 May 11 J45 May 11 J45 Disc by Kracht
C/2006 B5 C/SOHO Jan 26 May 12 J50 May 12 J50 Disc by Matson
C/2006 B6 C/SOHO Jan 29 May 12 J50 May 12 J50 Disc by Battams
C/2006 C1 C/SOHO Feb 7 May 12 J50 May 12 J50 Disc by Matson
C/2006 C2 C/SOHO Feb 9 May 12 J50 May 12 J50 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 C3 C/SOHO Feb 10 May 12 J51 May 12 J51 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 D2 C/SOHO Feb 16 May 12 J51 May 12 J51 Disc by Su
C/2006 D3 C/SOHO Feb 19 May 12 J51 May 12 J51 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 D4 C/SOHO Feb 21 May 12 J51 May 12 J51 Disc by Su
C/2006 D5 C/SOHO Feb 26 May 17 K9 May 17 K9 Disc by Hoenig
C/2006 D6 C/SOHO Feb 28 May 17 K9 May 17 K9 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 E3 C/SOHO Mar 12 May 17 K9 May 17 K9 Disc by Su
C/2006 E4 C/SOHO Mar 15 May 17 K9 May 17 K9 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 F5 C/SOHO Mar 21 May 17 K10 May 17 K10 Disc by Mazzucato
C/2006 F6 C/SOHO Mar 22 May 17 K10 May 17 K10 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 F7 C/SOHO Mar 28 May 17 K10 May 17 K10 Disc by Matson
C/2006 F8 C/SOHO Mar 29 May 17 K10 May 17 K10 Disc by Su
C/2006 K1 C/McNaught May 17 May 18 8712 May 18 8712 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 G2 C/SOHO Apr 11 May 22 K29 May 22 K29 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 G3 C/SOHO Apr 14 May 22 K29 May 22 K29 Disc by Su
C/2006 H2 C/SOHO Apr 17 May 22 K29 May 22 K29 Disc by Su
C/2006 H3 C/SOHO Apr 19 May 22 K29 May 22 K29 Disc by Battams
C/2006 H4 C/SOHO Apr 21 May 22 K29 May 22 K29 Disc by Ambrus
C/2006 H5 C/SOHO Apr 24 May 22 K29 May 22 K29 Disc by Su
C/2006 K2 C/McNaught May 22 May 23 8714 May 23 8714 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 K3 C/McNaught May 22 May 23 8715 May 23 8715 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 K4 C/Neat May 18 May 23 8715 May 23 8715 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Young from NEO Conf Page
C/1998 J5 C/SOHO May 12, 1998 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Su
C/1999 X3 C/SOHO Dec 12, 1999 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Su
C/2006 H6 C/SOHO Apr 28 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Sachs
C/2006 J1 C/SOHO May 3 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Su
C/2006 J2 C/SOHO May 4 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Su
C/2006 J3 C/SOHO May 4 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 K5 C/SOHO May 22 Jun 2 L20 Jun 2 L20 Disc by Su
C/2006 HW51 C/Siding Spring Apr 23 Jun 5 8718 Jun 5 8718 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Fitzsimmons, Lowry, Snodgrass
C/2006 J4 C/SOHO May 7 Jun 5 L31 Jun 5 L31 Disc by Battams
C/2006 J5 C/SOHO May 7 Jun 5 L31 Jun 5 L31 Disc by Su
C/2006 J6 C/SOHO May 8 Jun 5 L31 Jun 5 L31 Disc by Matson
C/2006 J7 C/SOHO May 10 Jun 5 L32 Jun 5 L32 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 J8 C/SOHO May 10 Jun 5 L32 Jun 5 L32 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 J9 C/SOHO May 10 Jun 5 L32 Jun 5 L32 Disc by Su and Chen
C/2006 J10 C/SOHO May 11 Jun 5 L32 Jun 5 L32 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 J11 C/SOHO May 11 Jun 5 L32 Jun 5 L32 Disc by Su
C/2006 L1 C/Garradd Jun 4 Jun 7 8719 Jun 7 8719 Disc by Garradd
C/2006 L2 C/McNaught Jun 14 Jun 15 8721 Jun 15 8721 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 M1 C/LINEAR Jun 18 Jun 22 8724 Jun 22 8724 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Birtwhistle from NEO Conf Page
C/2006 M2 C/Spacewatch Jun 19 Jun 22 8725 Jun 22 8725 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Young from NEO Conf Page
C/2006 J12 C/SOHO May 15 Jun 22 M28 Jun 22 M28 Disc by Sun
C/2006 K6 C/SOHO May 17 Jun 22 M28 Jun 22 M28 Disc by Matson
C/2006 K7 C/SOHO May 18 Jun 22 M28 Jun 22 M28 Disc by Cane
C/2006 K8 C/SOHO May 18 Jun 22 M28 Jun 22 M28 Disc by Zhou
C/2006 K9 C/SOHO May 19 Jun 22 M28 Jun 22 M28 Disc by Matson
C/2006 K10 C/SOHO May 20 Jun 22 M30 Jun 22 M30 Disc by Xu
C/2006 K11 C/SOHO May 22 Jun 22 M30 Jun 22 M30 Disc by Su
C/2006 K12 C/SOHO May 22 Jun 22 M30 Jun 22 M30 Disc by Su
C/2006 K13 C/SOHO May 24 Jun 22 M30 Jun 22 M30 Disc by Sun
C/2006 K14 C/SOHO May 24 Jun 22 M30 Jun 22 M30 Disc by Matson
177P/2006 M3 177P/Barnard Jun 23 Jun 26 8726 Jun 26 8726 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Buzzi from NEO Conf Page
C/2006 K15 C/SOHO May 25 Jun 30 M64 Jun 30 M64 Disc by Chen
C/2006 K16 C/SOHO May 25 Jun 30 M64 Jun 30 M64 Disc by Matson
C/2006 K17 C/SOHO May 25 Jun 30 M64 Jun 30 M64 Disc by Matson
C/2006 K18 C/SOHO May 26 Jun 30 M64 Jun 30 M64 Disc by Sun
C/2006 K19 C/SOHO May 29 Jun 30 M64 Jun 30 M64 Disc by Su
C/2006 K20 C/SOHO May 29 Jun 30 M64 Jun 30 M64 Disc by Chen
C/2006 M4 C/SWAN Jun 20 Jul 12 8729 Jul 12 8729 Disc by Matson and Mattiazzo
C/2006 K21 C/SOHO May 29 Jul 22 O20 Jul 22 O20 Disc by Bezugly
C/1999 V5 C/SOHO Nov 14, 1999 Jul 22 O20 Jul 22 O20 Disc by Su
C/2006 L3 C/SOHO Jun 1 Jul 22 O20 Jul 22 O20 Disc by Sun
C/2006 L4 C/SOHO Jun 4 Jul 22 O20 Jul 22 O20 Disc by Xu
C/2006 L5 C/SOHO Jun 8 Jul 22 O20 Jul 22 O20 Disc by Su
C/2006 L6 C/SOHO Jun 8 Jul 22 O21 Jul 22 O21 Disc by Sun
C/2006 L7 C/SOHO Jun 10 Jul 22 O21 Jul 22 O21 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 L8 C/SOHO Jun 14 Jul 22 O21 Jul 22 O21 Disc by Su
C/2006 M5 C/SOHO Jun 16 Jul 22 O21 Jul 22 O21 Disc by Chen
C/2006 M6 C/SOHO Jun 19 Jul 22 O21 Jul 22 O21 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 M7 C/SOHO Jun 22 Jul 22 O21 Jul 22 O21 Disc by Su
C/2006 M8 C/SOHO Jun 25 Jul 28 O62 Jul 28 O62 Disc by Su
C/2006 M9 C/SOHO Jun 27 Jul 28 O62 Jul 28 O62 Disc by Su
C/2006 N1 C/SOHO Jul 11 Jul 28 O62 Jul 28 O62 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 N2 C/SOHO Jul 13 Jul 28 O62 Jul 28 O62 Disc by Su
C/2006 N3 C/SOHO Jul 14 Jul 28 O62 Jul 28 O62 Disc by Xu
C/2006 O2 C/Garradd Jul 30 Aug 1 8734 Aug 1 8734 Disc by Garradd
P/2006 HR30 P/Siding Spring Apr 20 Aug 3 8735 Aug 3 8735 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs.
C/2006 O3 C/SOHO Jul 17 Aug 7 P28 Aug 7 P28 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 O4 C/SOHO Jul 20 Aug 7 P28 Aug 7 P28 Disc by Su
C/2006 O5 C/SOHO Jul 21 Aug 7 P28 Aug 7 P28 Disc by Su
C/2006 O6 C/SOHO Jul 23 Aug 7 P28 Aug 7 P28 Disc by Su
C/2006 P1 C/McNaught Aug 7 Aug 8 8737 Aug 8 8737 Disc by McNaught
C/2006 O7 C/SOHO Jul 25 Aug 8 P32 Aug 8 P32 Disc by Su
C/2006 O8 C/SOHO Jul 26 Aug 8 P32 Aug 8 P32 Disc by Su
C/2006 P2 C/SOHO Aug 1 Aug 8 P32 Aug 8 P32 Disc by Kubczak
C/2006 P3 C/SOHO Aug 2 Aug 8 P32 Aug 8 P32 Disc by Kubczak
C/2006 P4 C/SOHO Aug 2 Aug 8 P33 Aug 8 P33 Disc by Yuan
C/2006 P5 C/SOHO Aug 3 Aug 8 P33 Aug 8 P33 Disc by Su
C/2006 P6 C/SOHO Aug 3 Aug 8 P33 Aug 8 P33 Disc by Su
C/2006 P7 C/SOHO Aug 4 Aug 8 P33 Aug 8 P33 Disc by Kubczak
C/2006 Q1 C/McNaught Aug 20 Aug 29 8742 Aug 29 8742 Disc by McNaught
P/2006 Q2 P/LONEOS Aug 29 Aug 31 8743 Aug 31 8743 Asteroidal; Coma disc from NEO Conf page by Birtwhistle
C/2006 R1 C/Siding Spring Sep 1 Sep 2 8744 Sep 2 8744 Disc by Burton
174P/2000 EC98 174P/Echeclus Dec 30, 2005 Jan 6 8656 ? ? Asteroidal; Coma disc by Choi and Weissman
P/2006 R2 Christensen Sep 14 Sep 15 8748 Sep 15 8748 Disc by Christensen
P/2006 S1 Christensen Sep 16 Sep 17 8749 Sep 17 8749 Disc by Christensen
C/2006 S2 LINEAR Sep 17 Sep 19 8750 Sep 19 8750 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Young from NEO Conf Page
C/2006 S3 LONEOS Sep 19 Sep 21 8752 Sep 21 8752 Disc by LONEOS
C/2006 S4 Christensen Sep 22 Sep 23 8753 Sep 23 8753 Disc by Christensen
C/2006 S5 Hill Sep 28 Sep 29 8755 Sep 29 8755 Disc by Hill
C/2006 S6 Hill Sep 28 Sep 29 8755 Sep 29 8755 Disc by Hill
C/2006 OF2 Broughton Jul 17 Sep 29 8756 Sep 29 8756 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Hergenrother
C/2006 T1 Levy Oct 2 Oct 3 8757 Oct 3 8757 Disc by Levy
C/2005 YW LINEAR Dec 21, 2005 Oct 12 8760 Oct 12 8760 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Buzzi
P/2006 U1 LINEAR Oct 19 Oct 21 8763 Oct 21 8763 Asteroidal; Coma disc by McGaha
C/2006 R3 SOHO Sep 2 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Su
C/2006 R4 SOHO Sep 11 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 S7 SOHO Sep 18 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Matson
C/2006 S8 SOHO Sep 18 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Matson
C/2006 S9 SOHO Sep 18 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Matson
C/2006 S10 SOHO Sep 18 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Matson
C/2006 S11 SOHO Sep 18 Oct 26 U63 Oct 26 U63 Disc by Matson
P/2006 U5 Christensen Oct 27 Oct 29 8768 Oct 29 8768 Disc by Christensen
C/2006 U6 Spacewatch Oct 19 Oct 30 8769 Oct 3 8769 Asteroidal; Coma disc by mult obs from NEO Conf Page
C/2006 U7 Gibbs Oct 28 Oct 30 8769 Oct 3 8769 Disc by Gibbs
C/2006 V1 Catalina Nov 11 Nov 15 8774 Nov 15 8774 Disc by Christensen
P/2006 W1 Gibbs Nov 16 Nov 18 8775 Nov 18 8775 Disc by Gibbs
C/2006 W3 Christensen Nov 18 Nov 20 8777 Nov 20 8777 Disc by Christensen
C/2006 S12 SOHO Sep 26 Nov 22 W64 Nov 22 W64 Disc by Matson
C/2006 S13 SOHO Sep 30 Nov 22 W64 Nov 22 W64 Disc by Su
C/2006 T2 SOHO Oct 2 Nov 22 W64 Nov 22 W64 Disc by Matson
C/2006 T3 SOHO Oct 3 Nov 22 W64 Nov 22 W64 Disc by Su
C/2006 T4 SOHO Oct 3 Nov 22 W64 Nov 22 W64 Disc by Sun
C/2006 T5 SOHO Oct 6 Nov 22 W65 Nov 22 W65 Disc by Xu
C/2006 T6 SOHO Oct 9 Nov 22 W65 Nov 22 W65 Disc by Zhou
C/2006 T7 SOHO Oct 10 Nov 22 W65 Nov 22 W65 Disc by Zhou
C/2006 T8 SOHO Oct 15 Nov 22 W65 Nov 22 W65 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 T9 SOHO Oct 15 Nov 22 W65 Nov 22 W65 Disc by Hoffman
P/2006 W4 Hill Nov 22 Nov 23 8779 Nov 23 8779 Disc by Hill
C/2006 VZ13 LINEAR Nov 13 Dec 4 8781 Dec 4 8781 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Hergenrother
C/2003 B3 SOHO Jan 22, 2003 Dec 8 X25 Dec 8 X25 Disc by Su
C/2003 G5 SOHO Apr 6, 2003 Dec 8 X25 Dec 8 X25 Disc by Su
C/2006 T10 SOHO Oct 12 Dec 8 X25 Dec 8 X25 Disc by Zhou
C/2006 U8 SOHO Oct 16 Dec 8 X25 Dec 8 X25 Disc by Scarmato
C/2006 U9 SOHO Oct 19 Dec 8 X25 Dec 8 X25 Disc by Farmer
C/2006 U10 SOHO Oct 20 Dec 8 X26 Dec 8 X26 Disc by Hoffman
C/2006 U11 SOHO Oct 24 Dec 8 X26 Dec 8 X26 Disc by Su
C/2006 U12 SOHO Oct 24 Dec 8 X26 Dec 8 X26 Disc by Chen
C/2006 U13 SOHO Oct 25 Dec 8 X26 Dec 8 X26 Disc by Su
C/2006 X1 LINEAR Dec 11 Dec 12 8783 Dec 12 8783 Asteroidal; Coma disc by Birtwhistle from NEOCP
C/2006 YC Catalina-Christensen Dec 16 Dec 20 8785 Dec 20 8785 Asteroidal by Catalina; Coma disc by Christensen
C/2006 Y2 Gibbs Dec 26 Dec 28 8787 Dec 28 8787 Disc by Gibbs
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: Sunday, 31-Dec-2006 15:49:08 EST