Comets discovered in 2012
The format of this file is similar to that of the Catalogue
of Comet Discoveries.
C/2012 A1 2012 01 02.453 08 26.7 +48 51 147M C180Y 4 0.1 19 USA F51 C2966 PANSTARRS
C/2012 A2 2012 01 15.413 12 53.3 +42 16 114M C100C 2 0.2 17.5 USA 704 C2977 x LINEAR
P/2012 A3 2012 01 13.309 12 12.5 -01 50 C 3G 6 SAT C50 C3001 SOHO (STEREO-Watson)
P/2012 B1 2012 01 25.523 08 45.3 +27 58 170M C180Y 4 19 USA F51 C2999 x PANSTARRS
C/2012 B3 2012 01 29.185 17 05.8 +30 46 72M C 45L 3 0.2 18 ESP J75 A C3012 La Sagra
C/2012 BJ98 2012 01 26.252 08 12.5 +19 50 175E C150L 2 19 USA G96 C3039 x Lemmon
C/2012 C1 2012 02 05.564 06 24.6 -40 51 111E C 50D 3 0.1 18 AUS E12 C3016 McNaught
C/2012 C2 2012 02 11.138 02 00.0 +18 14 73E C 36T 2 7 11 USA H27 A C3019 Bruenjes
P/2012 C3 2012 02 15.352 09 44.4 +15 33 177E C180Y 4 21 USA F51 C3021 x PANSTARRS
C/2012 CH17 2012 02 07.122 11 43.2 +24 42 145M C 50L 3 0.3 18 MAR J43 A C3020 x MOSS
C/2012 E1 2012 02 02.475 16 59.4 +28 29 75M C150L 2 0.3 19 USA G96 C3046 x Hill
C/2012 E2 2012 03 04.5 01 00.5 -12 09 30E P R 8.5 SAT 249 C3047 SWAN (Bezugly)
C/2012 E3 2012 03 14.598 13 59.7 +21 49 141M C180Y 4 19 USA F51 C3048 PANSTARRS
C/2012 F1 2012 03 16.280 11 20.1 -23 26 154E C 68D 2 0.3 18 USA 703 C3049 Gibbs
P/2012 F2 2012 03 16.493 12 04.9 -15 08 163M C180Y 4 19.5 USA F51 C3050 PANSTARRS
C/2012 F3 2012 03 16.324 10 49.5 +06 59 165E C180Y 4 0.0 20.5 USA F51 C3051 x PANSTARRS
P/2012 F5 2012 03 22.288 11 15.2 -05 34 166E C150L 2 0.3 18 USA G96 C3069 x 331P/Gibbs
C/2012 F6 2012 03 23.206 10 03.2 +24 45 140E C150L 2 0.1 20 USA G96 C3070 Lemmon
P/2012 G1 2012 04 13.350 12 04.6 -20 51 157E C180Y 4 0.2 20 USA F51 C3083 PANSTARRS
P/2012 H1 2012 04 27.429 14 21.3 -04 25 170M C180Y 4 21 USA F51 C3097 x 258P/PANSTARRS
C/2012 H2 2012 04 29.370 05 37.4 -48 28 76E C 50D 3 0.3 18.5 AUS E12 C3099 McNaught
C/2012 J1 2012 05 13.443 22 49.6 +25 31 63M C 68D 2 0.2 16 USA 703 C3104 Catalina
C/2012 K1 2012 05 19.453 17 36.9 +13 28 137M C180Y 4 0.2 18.5 USA F51 C3112 x PANSTARRS
P/2012 K3 2012 05 21.346 17 16.7 -04 12 154M C150L 2 0.3 17.5 USA G96 C3122 Gibbs
C/2012 K5 2012 05 25.326 19 20.4 +26 51 113M C100C 2 0.3 17 USA 704 C3127 LINEAR
C/2012 K6 2012 05 27.783 22 23.4 -66 10 109M C 50D 3 0.2 18 AUS E12 C3131 McNaught
C/2012 K8 2012 05 30.346 20 44.7 +01 30 114M C150L 2 0.2 19 USA G96 C3133 Lemmon
C/2012 L1 2012 06 01.330 19 35.7 +66 31 83M C100C 2 0.3 17.5 USA 704 C3134 LINEAR
C/2012 L2 2012 06 01.375 22 33.9 +68 13 64M C100C 2 0.2 17.5 USA 704 C3135 LINEAR
C/2012 L3 2012 06 10.307 20 31.8 +36 22 105M C100C 2 0.2 18 USA 704 C3137 LINEAR
C/2012 LP26 2012 06 10.194 15 10.1 +09 45 135E C124D 2 20.5 USA I41 C3408 x Palomar
C/2012 N1 2012 07 14.609 07 32.6 +23 00 2M C 2G 18 SAT 249 SOHO (Sharma)
P/2012 NJ 2012 07 13.032 23 48.1 +10 10 109M C 45L 3 14 ESP J75 A C3178 La Sagra
P/2012 O1 2012 07 18.741 00 57.6 -07 18 106M C 50D 2 0.3 18.5 AUS E12 C3186 McNaught
P/2012 O2 2012 07 20.601 23 16.9 -21 06 134M C 50D 2 0.2 18.5 AUS E12 C3189 x McNaught
P/2012 O3 2012 07 23.691 21 51.6 -35 46 153M C 50D 2 0.4 17.5 AUS E12 C3193 446P/McNaught
C/2012 OP 2012 07 16.622 19 11.1 -65 19 136E C 50D 2 19 AUS E12 C3488 Siding Spring
C/2012 Q1 2012 08 28.196 22 13.0 +15 29 155E C150L 2 0.3 18.5 USA G96 C3215 Kowalski
C/2012 S1 2012 09 21.053 08 12.7 +27 50 59M C 40L 3 0.2 17.5 RUS D00 A C3238 x ISON
P/2012 S2 2012 09 23.070 04 55.0 +17 04 106M C 45L 3 0.2 18 ESP J75 A C3239 424P/La Sagra
C/2012 S3 2012 09 27.299 19 55.1 +67 13 101E C180Y 4 0.2 19 USA F51 C3244 PANSTARRS
C/2012 S4 2012 09 28.415 00 54.1 +60 18 122M C180Y 4 0.2 17 USA F51 C3245 PANSTARRS
P/2012 SB6 2012 09 17.424 01 06.9 +06 47 157M C150L 2 18 USA G96 C3251 x 397P/Lemmon
P/2012 T1 2012 10 06.532 03 17.9 +04 03 143M C180Y 4 0.2 19.5 USA F51 C3252 x 358P/PANSTARRS
P/2012 T2 2012 10 10.360 00 31.9 -12 28 159E C180Y 4 0.2 19 USA F51 C3254 PANSTARRS
P/2012 T3 2012 10 10.352 23 54.6 -15 03 152E C180Y 4 20 USA F51 C3255 PANSTARRS
C/2012 T4 2012 10 13.428 19 20.6 -39 46 86E C 50D 2 0.2 17.5 AUS E12 C3256 x McNaught
C/2012 T5 2012 10 14.419 04 17.5 +21 57 135M C 91L 3 0.3 17 USA 691 C3258 Bressi
C/2012 T6 2012 10 15.418 05 06.9 -16 06 119M C 68D 2 0.4 17 USA 703 C3259 Kowalski
P/2012 T7 2012 10 15.366 03 31.3 +14 56 148M C 81Y 7 0.3 19 USA G84 A C3260 x 276P/Vorobjov
P/2012 TK8 2012 10 06.320 00 46.5 +14 48 170E C 41A 4 19 USA 926 A C3262 434P/Tenagra
C/2012 U1 2012 10 18.317 01 53.2 +22 51 166M C180Y 4 0.3 20 USA F51 C3264 x PANSTARRS
P/2012 U2 2012 10 21.551 03 41.6 +10 02 151M C180Y 4 0.1 19 USA F51 C3268 x PANSTARRS
C/2012 U3 2012 10 29.239 23 37.9 -08 46 C 2G 5 SAT C49 STEREO
P/2012 US27 2012 10 17.548 00 48.7 -47 27 122E C 50D 2 18.5 AUS E12 C3310 Siding Spring
P/2012 TB36 2012 10 05.295 00 32.8 +03 33 177E C150L 2 20 USA G96 RC3269 x 271P/van Houten-Lemmon
C/2012 V1 2012 11 03.341 01 26.1 +36 02 159E C180Y 4 0.2 19 USA F51 C3289 x PANSTARRS
C/2012 V2 2012 11 05.084 21 20.0 +71 27 108E C100C 2 0.4 17 USA 704 C3290 x LINEAR
P/2012 V4 2012 11 07.5 19 09.6 -23 23 30E P R 10 SAT 249 RC3320 273P/Pons-Gambart (SWAN-Matson)
P/2012 WX32 2012 11 27.499 07 21.4 +26 54 137M C 41A 4 0.2 18 USA 926 ARC3329 x 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra
P/2012 WA34 2012 11 26.399 05 21.2 +20 19 163M C150L 2 20 USA G96 C3379 x 481P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS
2013 01 07.247 04 54.3 +21 03 148E C180Y 4 USA F51 x
C/2012 X1 2012 12 08.389 09 36.8 +29 49 119M C100C 2 0.3 18.5 USA 704 C3340 LINEAR
C/2012 X2 2012 12 12.529 07 43.1 +06 29 142M C180Y 4 0.2 18 USA F51 C3343 PANSTARRS
C/2012 Y1 2012 12 18.262 05 47.0 -13 29 143M C100C 2 0.2 18 USA 704 C3348 LINEAR
C/2012 Y3 2012 12 30.579 05 37.0 -59 48 96E C 50D 2 1 15 AUS E12 C3367 McNaught