The following is a list of comets discovered, co-discovered and re-discovered by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project (LINEAR) , an Earth-based automated sky survey.
In comet nomenclature , the letter before the "/" is either "C" (a non-periodic comet), "P" (a periodic comet), "D" (a comet which has been lost or has disintegrated), "X" (a comet for which no reliable orbit could be calculated — usually historical comets), or "A" for an object that was mistakenly identified as a comet, but is a minor planet .
Numbered periodic comets
Unnumbered periodic comets
Comet
Semimajor axis (AU)
Eccentricity
Period (a)
Discoverer(s) or Namesake
P/1998 G1 (LINEAR)
12.098
0.824
42.08
LINEAR
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR)
4.5041
0.244
9.56
LINEAR
P/1998 Y1 (LINEAR)
22.956
0.923
109.99
LINEAR
P/1999 G1 (LINEAR)
28.139
0.856
149.27
LINEAR
P/1999 S3 (LINEAR)
18.940
0.9
82.43
LINEAR
P/1999 XS87 (LINEAR)
17.386
0.841
72.5
LINEAR
P/2000 G2 (LINEAR)
13.959
0.805
52.15
LINEAR
P/2000 D2 (LINEAR)
17.233
0.867
71.54
LINEAR
P/2000 R2 (LINEAR)
3.3385
0.584
6.1
LINEAR
P/2002 A1 (LINEAR)
16.992
0.723
70.04
LINEAR
P/2002 A2 (LINEAR)
17.103
0.725
70.74
LINEAR
P/2002 B1 (LINEAR)
9.918
0.771
31.24
LINEAR
P/2002 AR2 (LINEAR)
5.3501
0.615
12.38
LINEAR
P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR)
6.4901
0.594
16.53
LINEAR
P/2002 T5 (LINEAR)
6.9897
0.437
18.48
LINEAR
P/2003 F1 (LINEAR)
20.664
0.806
93.93
LINEAR
P/2003 HT15 (LINEAR)
4.6211
0.418
9.93
LINEAR
P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
3.1047
0.599
5.47
LINEAR
P/2002 CE10 (LINEAR)
9.816
0.791
30.75
LINEAR
P/2003 R1 (LINEAR)
19.7
0.893
87.44
LINEAR
P/2003 U1 (LINEAR)
22.897
0.922
109.56
LINEAR
P/2003 W1 (LINEAR)
25.148
0.934
126.12
LINEAR
P/2004 WR9 (LINEAR)
6.0617
0.684
14.92
LINEAR
P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
4.4594
0.607
9.42
LINEAR
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)
4.9523
0.171
11.02
LINEAR
P/2000 QJ46 (LINEAR)
5.9099
0.673
14.37
LINEAR
P/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
18.425
0.896
79.09
LINEAR
P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)
3.3567
0.51
6.15
LINEAR
P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-Catalina)
5.1859
0.681
11.81
LINEAR & Catalina Sky Survey
P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
7.9506
0.445
22.42
LINEAR & Hill
P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
7.9509
0.445
22.42
LINEAR & Hill
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT)
5.6819
0.587
13.54
LINEAR & NEAT
P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)
3.3423
0.437
6.11
LINEAR & NEAT
P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
3.8367
0.442
7.52
LINEAR & NEAT
P/2004 T1 (LINEAR-NEAT)
3.4722
0.508
6.47
LINEAR & NEAT
P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff)
4.1146
0.486
8.35
LINEAR & Skiff
P/2000 S4 (LINEAR-Spacewatch)
7.1187
0.682
18.99
LINEAR & Spacewatch
P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR)
7.6519
0.557
21.17
NEAT & LINEAR
P/2004 DO29 (Spacewatch-LINEAR)
7.4655
0.452
20.40
Spacewatch & LINEAR
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
2.2904
0.125
3.47
LINEAR
P/2010 A5 (LINEAR)
5.1001
0.664
11.52
LINEAR
P/2010 WK (LINEAR)
5.7309
0.692
13.72
LINEAR
P/2011 J3 (LINEAR)
19.602
0.926
86.79
LINEAR
Non-periodic comets
Comet
Semimajor axis (AU)
Axis deviation
Period (Years)
Period deviation
Discoverer(s) or Namesake
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR)
3240
52.318
184,455.18
4467
LINEAR
C/1998 K3 (LINEAR)
1758
935.89
73,714.11
5886
LINEAR
C/1998 K5 (LINEAR)
72.39
0.047674
615.98
0.6085
LINEAR
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR)
432.5
2.5341
8,996.15
79.06
LINEAR
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR)
1219
6.1291
42,590.53
321.1
LINEAR
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR)
1290
945.99
46,320.12
5096
LINEAR
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR)
438.5
0.15405
9,183.52
4.839
LINEAR
C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR)
357.2
4.9832
6,750.69
141.3
LINEAR
C/1998 T1 (LINEAR)
1618
8.9444
65,099.99
539.7
LINEAR
C/1998 U1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR)
102.9
0.050505
1,043.5
0.7684
LINEAR
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR)
1619
62.789
65,157.78
3790
LINEAR
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 K3 (LINEAR)
234
10.838
3,578.59
248.7
LINEAR
C/1999 K4 (LINEAR)
16.99
16.019
70.04
99.05
LINEAR
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 K6 (LINEAR)
346.6
0.40589
6,452.54
11.33
LINEAR
C/1999 K7 (LINEAR)
696.9
268.92
18,396.74
1065
LINEAR
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 L2 (LINEAR)
392.8
24.671
7,784.77
733.4
LINEAR
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR)
77.59
0.071417
683.46
0.9436
LINEAR
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR)
4670
4462.8
319,184.79
4575
LINEAR
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR)
1924
5.9824
84,452.9
11.955
LINEAR
C/2000 H1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR)
500.2
0.45053
11,185.94
15.11
LINEAR
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR)
266.6
3.8162
4,354.02
93.48
LINEAR
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
Broke up into 2 pieces
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2001 A2-A (LINEAR)
2531
389.86
127,299.13
2942
LINEAR
C/2001 A2-B (LINEAR)
1119
3.497
37,412.96
175.4
LINEAR
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR)
50,450
10277
11,330,295.09
346300
LINEAR
C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT)
1193
0.34415
41,231.67
17.83
LINEAR & NEAT
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR)
11,450
79.677
1,225,514
1279
LINEAR
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2001 U6 (LINEAR)
1155
5.6789
39,247.77
289.5
LINEAR
C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
1832
485.46
78,408.39
3117
LINEAR
C/2001 X1 (LINEAR)
587.9
18.611
14,254.47
676.9
LINEAR
C/2002 A3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 B2 (LINEAR)
1431
275.95
54,126.68
1566
LINEAR
C/2002 B3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
8703
288.29
811,933.34
4034
LINEAR
C/2002 H2 (LINEAR)
281.3
3.676
4,719.05
92.49
LINEAR
C/2002 J5 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)
775.7
9.4479
21,603.34
394.7
LINEAR
C/2002 O7 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR)
56.01
7.6034
419.18
85.36
LINEAR
C/2002 Q3 (LINEAR)
broke up into C/2002 Q3-A(?)
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 Q3-A (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 U2 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
5342
67.337
390,450.67
7383
LINEAR
C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)
202.2
0.015608
2,874.52
0.3329
LINEAR
C/2002 X1 (LINEAR)
1386
1.3899
51,595.58
77.62
LINEAR
C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2003 G2 (LINEAR)
446.6
87.536
9,437.87
2775
LINEAR
C/2003 H1 (LINEAR)
2664
5.3848
137,483.59
416.9
LINEAR
C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
38.18
0.055072
235.88
0.5104
LINEAR
C/2003 K4 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
154.5
0.045287
1,919.66
0.8443
LINEAR
C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
Broke up into 2 pieces
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2003 S4-A (LINEAR)
36.87
0.47048
223.87
4.285
LINEAR
C/2003 S4-B (LINEAR)
40.05
0.58193
253.44
5.524
LINEAR
C/2003 T2 (LINEAR)
6455
758.84
518,660.88
9146
LINEAR
C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
604.7
3.2609
14,869.96
120.3
LINEAR
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2004 B1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2004 DZ61 (Catalina-LINEAR)
45.79
0.0058809
309.81
0.05969
Catalina Sky Survey & LINEAR
C/2004 F2 (LINEAR)
151.7
0.44695
1,867.59
8.256
LINEAR
C/2004 G1 (LINEAR)
1632
7854.7
65,917.03
47590
LINEAR
C/2004 H1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2004 K3 (LINEAR)
57.69
0.68721
438.14
7.829
LINEAR
C/2004 L1 (LINEAR)
864.1
1.8829
25,401.29
83.02
LINEAR
C/2004 L2 (LINEAR)
788.3
0.83336
22,135.17
35.1
LINEAR
C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR)
700.5
1.4528
18,538.55
57.68
LINEAR
C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)
3613
33.915
217,208.65
3058
LINEAR
C/2004 X2 (LINEAR)
1458
38.72
55,647.67
2217
LINEAR
C/2004 X3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2004 YJ35 (LINEAR)
12,900
1294.2
1,466,036
22050
LINEAR
C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2005 G1 (LINEAR)
19,580
835.79
2,739,676.1
17540
LINEAR
C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)
46.24
0.02928
314.43
0.2986
LINEAR
C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2005 R4 (LINEAR)
2067
8.7033
93,985.77
593.6
LINEAR
C/2005 YW (LINEAR)
190.4
0.11001
2,627.7
2.277
LINEAR
C/2006 M1 (LINEAR)
153.8
0.039307
1,907.67
0.7313
LINEAR
C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)
251.9
0.26311
3,997.71
6.264
LINEAR
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)
650.3
1.7638
16,585.49
67.47
LINEAR
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2007 JA21 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
170.8
0.071448
2,231.54
1.401
LINEAR
C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2008 H1 (LINEAR)
51.65
0.089237
371.25
0.9621
LINEAR
C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
18.42
0.0043322
79.09
0.02789
LINEAR
C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)
43.79
0.031971
289.74
0.3173
LINEAR
C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)
41.84
0.093958
270.64
0.09116
LINEAR
C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)
4330
63.411
284,950.6
6259
LINEAR
C/2010 R1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)
3974
161.92
250,547.03
1531
LINEAR
C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2011 J3 (LINEAR)
19.60
0.05808
86.79
0.3857
LINEAR
C/2011 M1 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2011 O1 (LINEAR)
1243
2.9855
43,838.65
157.9
LINEAR
C/2011 UF305 (LINEAR)
Hyperbolic trajectory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LINEAR
C/2012 A2 (LINEAR)
971.7
0.62181
30,291.58
29.08
LINEAR
C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)
774.2
0.33548
21,541.62
14
LINEAR
C/2012 L1 (LINEAR)
766.9
0.81674
21,236.37
33.93
LINEAR
C/2012 L2 (LINEAR)
564.5
0.51295
13,411.27
18.28
LINEAR
C/2012 L3 (LINEAR)
330.8
1.7457
6,016.5
47.63
LINEAR
C/2012 V2 (LINEAR)
605.3
0.40643
14,892.73
15
LINEAR
C/2012 X1 (LINEAR)
152.9
0.064
1,891.12
1.187
LINEAR
C/2012 Y1 (LINEAR)
37.95
0.043821
233.82
0.405
LINEAR
See also
External links
Minor Planet Center Periodic Comet Numbers
Cometography.com Periodic Comets
Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog (includes a listing of unnumbered periodic comets)
Periodic comets on the Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node
Features Types Related Exploration Latest Culture and speculation