Comet discoverers sorted by name

created: 22.5.2022
NameTown/CityCountryWebRemarksImageSource
Alain Maury San Pedro de Atacama Chile http://www.spaceobs.com/en discovered C/2021J1, C/2021U3, C/2022J1 together with Georges Attard as an amateur. Discovered 3 comets (115P/Maury, C/1988 C1 Maury-Phinney and 198P/ODAS (named after the survey name) as a professional astronomer.
Alan Hale Cloudcroft USA http://www.earthriseinstitute.org/comupdate.html discovered C/1995 O1 http://www.xtec.cat/~aparra1/astronom/hb/howwas2.htm alan.jpg
Albert F. Jones Nelson New Zealand (1920 - 2013) discovered C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones) albert-jones-small.jpg
Artyom Novichonok + Vladimir Gerke Nizhniy Arkhyz Russia discovered P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke) + C/2012 S1 (ISON)
Charles Wilson Juels Fountain Hills, AZ USA discovered C/2002 Y1 + C/2005 N1, charlesjuelspauloholvorcem-2001.jpg
Claudine Rinner Ottmarsheim France http://www.astrosurf.com/rinner/index.htm discovered P/2011 W2 + C/2012 CH17 from Marocco claudine-rinner.jpg
Cristovao Jacques Oliveira Brazil discovered C/2014 E2 (Jacques) and C/2015 F4 Jacques
Dae-am Yi Yeongwol-kun, Gangwon-do Korea discovered C/2009 F6 using a Canon 5D camera and a 90-mm f/2.8 lens dae-am-yi.jpg www.comethunter.de
Daniel W. Lynn Kinglake West, Victoria Australia discovered C/1999 N2 (Lynn) http://www.comethunter.de
Daqing Zhang Kaifeng, Henan province China discovered C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) zhang3.jpg
David Levy Vail, AZ USA http://www.jarnac.org/ discovered 23 comets, recent ones P/2006 T1 + P/2010 E2 (Jarnac) WendeeDoveedObadiah_small.jpg MPEC
David Seargent Cowra, NSW Australia
Don Machholz Colfax, CA USA https://donmachholz.com/ discovered 11 comets, recent ones C/2004 Q2 + C/2010 F4 donmachholz47cm-telescope.jpgdonmachholz6inch-tel-discov-c2004q2-by-markmachholz-p.jpg
Doug Snyder Palominas, AZ USA discovered C/2002E2 Snyder-Murakami Teleguy20.jpg
Eduardo Pimentel Brazil discovered C/2020 G1 Pimentel
Edward W. Szczepanski Columbus USA discovered C/1996 B1 edward-szczepanski.jpg
Gary Hug + Graham E. Bell Topeka, KS USA https://nekaal.tripod.com/farpoint/ discovered P/1999 X1 Hug-Bell ( 179P/Hug-Bell) Farpoint Observatory, with a 0.3 m SCT, Observatory code 734 Gary-Hug-Shoemaker-winner.jpg MPEC 2008-Y53
Gennady Borisov Nauchnyi, Crimea, Ukraine discovered C/2013 N4 + C/2013 V2 + C/2014 Q3 Borisov + C/2014 R1 Borisov + C/2015 D4 Borisov borisov-portrait-oleg-bruzgalov.jpg personal email
Georges Attard Mougins France discovered C/2021J1, C/2021U3, C/2022J1 together with Alain Maury
Hideo Nishimura Kakegawa, Shizuoka-Ken Japan co-discovered C/1994 N1
Howard Brewington Cloudcroft USA re-discovered 97P/Metcalf-Brewington, discovered C/1989W1, 1991Y1, 154P, 1996N1 Howard-Brewington.jpg
Jan Vales Idrija Slovenia discovered P/2010 H2 jan_vales+60cm_crni_vrh_telescope.jpg
Joao Ribeiro Barros Brazil discovered C/2018 E2 Barros
John Broughton Reedy Creek, Queensland Australia discovered P/2002 T5 + C/2006 OF2 johnbroughton20inch-p2005t5-a.jpg
Justin Tilbrook Clare Valley Australia http://www.assa.org.au/articles/tilbrook1/ discovered C/1997 O1 and C/1999 A1 justintilbrook.jpg http://www.assa.org.au/articles/tilbrook1/
Kaoru Ikeya Mori-machi, Shuchi-gun, Shizuoka-ken Japan discovered C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang)+ P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami) kaoru_ikeya25cm-telescope.jpg
Kazimieras Cernis Vilnius Lithuania discovered C/1980 O1, C/1983 O1 and C/1990E1 KazimierasCernis.jpg
Kesao Takamizawa Saku-cho Japan co-discovered C/1994 G1, discovered C/1994 J2
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya Asahikawa, Hokkaido Japan co-discovered Tsuchiya-Kiuchi C/1990 N1
Koichi Itagaki Takanezawa-Tochigidi Japan discovered C/2009 E1 0,2-m f/3, reflector + CCD koichiitagakicontrol-room.jpgkoichiitagakitel-21cm.jpg http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-comet-c2009-e1-itagaki.html
Korado Korlevic Visnjan Croatia discovered P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic) 200px-Korado_Korlevic_2000.jpg http://www.comethunter.de
Leonardo S. Amaral Rio de Janeiro Brazil discovered C/2020 O2
Leonid Elenin Lubertsy City Russia C/2010 X1 + P/2011 NO1, using remote controlled telescopes in New Mexico, USA
Manfred Bruenjes Warrensburg, Missouri USA http://www.moonglow.net discovered C/2012 C2 FredBruenjes.jpg
Masamitsu Nakamura Hamamatsu, Shizuoka-Ken Japan co-discovered C/1994 N1
Masaru Arai Yorii Japan discovered C/1991 A2
Masuyuki Iwamoto Awa, Tokushima-ken Japan discovered C/2013 E2 iwamoto.jpg
Mauro Vittorio Zanotta Como Italy (1963 - 2009), discovered C/1991 Y1
Michael Jäger Weissenkirchen Austria discovered P/1998 U3 A71tivoli.jpg
Michael Schwartz Patagonia, AZ USA https://iawn.net/features/tenagra.shtml discovered C/2011 K1 (Schwartz-Holvorcem) + C/2013 T2 michaelschwartz.jpg
Michel Ory Delemont Switzerland http://www.jura-observatory.ch/ discovered P/2008 Q2 + C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) michelory.jpgmichelory61cm-tel-r.jpg
Nobuo Oshita Furukawa-machi Japan discovered C/1992 W1
Osamu Muramatsu Yatsugatake South Base Observatory Japan co-discovered P/1993 X1
Patrick Stonehouse Wolverine, MI, USA http://patstonehouse.blogspot.com/ discovered C/1998/H1 patstonehouaseuniversity.jpg
Paulo R. Holvorcem Porto Seguro, Bahia Brazil discovered C/2002 Y1 and C/2005 N1 with Charles Juels and C/2011 K1 (Schwartz-Holvorcem), C/2013 D1 (Holvorcem), C/2013 U2 (Holvorcem) working remote charlesjuelspauloholvorcem-2001.jpg
Peter Williams Heathcote, N.S.W Australia
Q.-z. Ye Lulin Observatory Taiwan http://www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw/index_english.htm discovered C/2007 N3 0.41-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD, observatory code D35 quanzhi-yelulin-telescope.jpg MPEC
Robert E. Holmes Charleston, IL USA discovered C/2008 N1 robertholmes.jpg
Rodney Austin New Plymouth, Taranaki New Zealand rodneyaustin.jpg
Roy Tucker Tucson, AZ USA (1951 - 2021) discovered C/2004 Q1 roy_tucker.jpg
Rui Yang Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China discovered (P/2009 L2) ruiyang-1.jpg
Sebastian F. Hoenig Dossenheim Germany http://www.sungrazer.org/ discovered C/2002 O4 sebastian-hoenig.jpg
Shigehisa Fujikawa Oonohara, Kagawa Japan discovered C/2002 X5
Shigeki Murakami Tohkamachi, Niigata-ken Japan discovered C/2002 E2 + P/2010 V1 shigeki_murakami46cm-telescope.jpg
Stanislav Maticic Crni Vrh Slovenia http://www.observatorij.org discovered C/2008 Q1 stanislav-maticic60-cm-cichocki-telescope-crni-vrh-observato.jpg
Steven Lee Mudgee NSW Australia discovered C/1999 H1 Lee tweety3.jpg
Syogo Utsunomiya Aso, Kumamoto Japan discovered C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones) utsunom.gif
Tao CHEN SuZhou,JiangSu P.R.China discovered C/2008 C1 Telescope:0.3m F/5 Newtonian telescope+CCD taochen.jpg
Terry Lovejoy Thornlands, Qld Australia http://www.pbase.com/terrylovejoy discovered C/2007 E2 + C/2007 K5 + C/2011 W3 + C/2013 R1 terry-lovejoy-comet.jpg
Tetuo Kudo Nishi Goshi, Kikuchi, Kumamoto Japan discovered C/2002 X5
Thomas Bopp Stanfield, AZ USA (1949 - 2019) co-discoverer C/ 1995 O1 http://www.xtec.cat/~aparra1/astronom/hb/howwas2.htm tombopp.jpg cometography.com
Tomas Vorobjov Bratislava Slovak Republic discovered P/2012 T7 using remotely a 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien reflector located at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter. tomas-vorobjov-iasc-award.jpg
Tsuruhiko Kiuchi Usuda-machi, Minamisaku-gun Japan discovered 1990 E1 and C/1990 N1 Kiuchi.jpg
Vance Avery Petriew Regina, SK Canada discovered P/2001 Q2 Petriew, now 185P from Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan
Vello Tabur Wanniassa, Canberra Australia http://www.tip.net.au/~vello discovered C/1996 Q1, C/1997 N1 and C/2003 T3 tabur-by-bouma-.jpg
Vitali Nevski Kislodovsk Russia discovered C/2012 S1 (ISON) + C/2013 V3 (Nevski) Nevski-Novichonok.jpg
Vladimir Gerke Nizhniy Arkhyz Russia discovered P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke)
William A. Bradfield Yankalilla, South Australia Australia (1927 - 2014) discovered 18 comets, most recent C/2004 F4 bradfield-by-bouma.jpg
William Kwong Yu Yeung Benson, AZ USA discovered C/2002 BV william-yeung.jpg
Xing Gao Xinjiang China http://www.xjltp.com discovered P/2009 L2, using a 0.07-m f/2.8 lens and camera + CCD xinggao.jpg
Yoshio Kushida Yatsugatake South Base Observatory Japan co-discoverd P/1993 X1, discovered C/1994 A1
Yuji Hyakutake Hayato Kyushu Kagoshima Japan (1950 - 2002) discovered C/1995 Y1, C/1996 B2 yuji-hyakutake.jpg
Yuji Nakamura Yokkaichi, Mie Japan co-discovered C/1990 E1
Zenichi Tanaka Yodoe Japan discovered C/1992 F1