Visible Comets / Asteroids 2015. Astronomical events.

Comet ISON. Credit: Hubble/NASA.

Calendar of visible Comets / Asteroids 2015. Astronomical events.
There are many comets that reach perihelion, the closest position of the Sun in 2015. Neither can be seen with the naked eye, but only through an astronomical telescope, and their beauty can be admired through astrophotography.

Here they are:
►13 January 2015 - Comet C / 2013 G9 (Tenagra) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on April 15, 2013. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►14 January 2015 - Comet 201P / LONEOS reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered 09 August 2001. No data about its diameter. It has an orbit of 6.47 years.

►21 January 2015 - Comet D / 1886 K1 (Brooks) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on May 25, 1886. No data about its diameter. It has an orbit of 5.44 years.

►26 January 2015 - The asteroid 357439 (2004 BL86) 3.1 Moon distances of our planet. It was discovered on January 30, 2004. Its diameter is 0.4-1 km. It has an orbit of 1.84 years.

►30 January 2015 - Comet 7P / Pons-Winnecke reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on June 12, 1819. Its diameter is 5.2 km. It has an orbit of 6.37 years.

►31 January 2015 - Asteroid (2008 CQ) 4.8 distances monthly reach our planet. It has an orbit of 5.5 years.

►16 February 2015 - Comet P / 2005 Q4 (LINEAR) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 31, 2005. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►02 March 2015 - Comet 6P / d'Arrest reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on June 28, 1851. Its diameter is 3.2 km. It has an orbit of 6.54 years.

►13 March 2015 - Comet D / 1884 O1 (Bernard) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on July 24, 1884. No data about its diameter. It has an orbit of 5.38 years.

►25 March 2015 - Comet P / 2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on 30 November 2008. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►01 April 2015 - Comet C / 2012 F3 (PANSTARRS) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on 30 November 2008. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►06 April 2015 - Comet 88P / Howell reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 29, 1981. Its diameter is 4.4 km. It has an orbit of 5.5 years.

►08 April 2015 - Comet 42P / Neujmin 3 reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 2, 1929. Its diameter is 2.2 km. It has an orbit of 10.71 years.

►18 April 2015 - Comet P / 2006 S6 (Hill) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 29, 2006. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►08 May 2015 - Comet P / 1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered 05 October 1997. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►17 May 2015 - Comet C / 2008 QP20 (LINEAR-Hill) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on April 24, 2003. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►22 May 2015 - Comet 57P / Dutoit-Neujmin-Delporte reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on July 18, 1941. No data about its diameter. It has an orbit of 6.42 years.

►13 June 2015 - Comet P / 2009 Q4 (Boattini) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 26, 2009. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►13 June 2015 - Comet P / 2010 B2 (WISE) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on January 22, 2010. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►13 June 2015 - Comet P / 2012 F5 (Gibbs) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on September 17, 2009. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►25 June 2015 - Comet P / 2009 WX51 (Catalina) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on November 22, 2009. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►01 July 2015 - Comet P / 2008 S1 (Catalina-McNaught) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on May 2, 2008. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►24 July 2015 - Comet P / 2004 FY140 (LINEAR) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on March 27, 2004. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►12 August 2015 - Comet P / 2004 R1 (McNaught) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on September 2, 2004. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►13 August 2015 - Comet P / 2010 K2 (WISE) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on May 27, 2010. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►15 August 2015 - Comet P / 2009 L2 (Yang Gao) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on June 15, 2009. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►04 September 2015 - Comet P / 1999 R1 (SOHO) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on September 4, 1991. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►26 September 2015 - Comet P / 1999 J6 (SOHO) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on May 10, 1999. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►21 October 2015 - Comet P / 2001 H5 (NEAT) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on March 20, 2001. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►23 October 2015 - Comet P / 2007 V2 (Hill) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on October 14, 2007. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►24 October 2015 - Comet P / 1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartley) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered 05 July 1994. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►25 October 2015 - Comet 22P / Kopff reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 22, 1906. Its diameter is 3.0 km. It has an orbit of 6.45 years.

►28 October 2015 - Comet P / 2005 RV25 (Lone-Christensen) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on September 11, 2005. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►06 November 2015 - Comet P / 2008 Y2 (Gibbs) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on December 1, 2008. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►14 November 2015 - Comet 10P / Tempel 2 reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on July 3, 1873. Its diameter is 10.6 km. It has an orbit of 5.38 years.

►30 November 2015 - Comet P / 2010 R2 (La Sagra) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 12, 2010. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►04 December 2015 - Comet P / 2003 WC7 (LINEAR-Catalina) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on November 18, 2003. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►10 December 2015 - Comet P / 2002 Q1 (Van Ness) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 17, 2002. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►26 December 2015 - Comet P / 1998 QP54 (Lone-Tucker) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 2, 1998. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►31 December 2015 - Comet C / 2013 C2 (Tenagra) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on February 14, 2013. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

See Full Calendar of 2015. 2015 Astronomy Calendar.

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