| Year |
Discoveries* |
Amateur |
Visual |
| 2024 |
50 |
4 |
0 |
| 2023 |
51 |
4 |
0 |
| 2022 |
60 |
2 |
0 |
| 2021 |
75 |
5 |
0 |
| 2020 |
81 |
5 |
0 |
| 2019 |
68 |
2 |
0 |
| 2018 |
48 |
3 |
1 |
| 2017 |
59 |
6 |
0 |
| 2016 |
38 (1**) |
1 |
0 |
| 2015 |
71 (1**) |
8 |
0 |
| 2014 |
69 (1**) |
9 |
0 |
| 2013 |
65 (3**) |
14 |
0 |
| 2012 |
58 (4**) |
8 |
0 |
| 2011 |
49 (3**) |
5 |
0 |
| 2010 |
59 (201**) |
6 |
2 |
| 2009 |
44 (187**) |
6 |
0 |
| 2008 |
42 (180**) |
4 |
0 |
| 2007 |
54 (169**) |
3 |
0 |
| 2006 |
54 (152**) |
2 |
1 |
| 2005 |
55 (169**) |
2 |
0 |
| 2004 |
52 (169**) |
3 |
2 |
| 2003 |
45 (148**) |
1 |
0 |
| 2002 |
51 (131**) |
7 |
5 |
| 2001 |
40 (107**) |
1 |
1 |
| 2000 |
33 (99**) |
1 |
1 |
| 1999 |
42 (94**) |
6 |
3 |
| 1998 |
29 (79**) |
4 |
2 |
| 1997 |
17 (88**) |
4 |
3 |
| 1996 |
12 (32**) |
4 |
3 |
| 1995 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| 1994 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
| 1993 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
| 1992 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
| 1991 |
22 |
6 |
4 |
| 1990 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Survey |
Official Comet Discoveries |
| SOHO (incl. SWAN) |
1987 |
| PanSTARRs |
333 |
| LINEAR |
224 |
| Mt. Lemmon Survey |
198 |
| Catalina Sky Survey |
154 |
| Siding Spring Survey |
101 |
| ATLAS |
93 |
| SPACEWATCH |
67 |
| NEAT |
57 |
| LONEOS |
44 |
| WISE/NEOWISE |
44 |
| STEREO |
43 |
| Credited Discoverer |
Comets |
| McNaught |
82 |
| Gibbs |
33 |
| Shoemaker |
32 |
| Hill |
27 |
| Pons |
27 |
| Boattini |
25 |
| Christensen |
25 |
| Levy |
22 |
| Leonard |
21 |
| Brooks |
21 |
| Bradfield |
18 |
| Garradd |
17 |
| Skiff |
16 |
| Barnard |
16 |
| Mueller |
15 |
| Kowalski |
15 |
|
