Category
page 1Sungrazing comets
C/2012 S1
comet discovered in 2012, with a close approach to Earth in December 2013
Great Comet of 1680
comet
Kreutz sungrazers
family of sungrazing comets
sungrazing comet
comet that is extremely close to the sun during part of its orbit
Great January comet of 1910
comet

96P/Machholz
Comet 96P/Machholz, also known as Machholz 1 is a periodic sunskirting comet discovered on 12 May 1986, by amateur astronomer Donald Machholz on Loma Prieta peak, in central California using binoculars. On 6 June 1986, 96P/Machholz passed from the Earth. 96P/Machholz last came to perihelion on January 31, 2023. The comet has an estimated diameter of around .
C/1962 C1 (Seki-Lines)
comet
C/1831 A1
Great comet of 1831
C/1882 F1
Comet
C/1865 B1
non-periodic comet
X/1872 X1
lost comet
323P/SOHO
323P/SOHO is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 4.15 years discovered in images obtained by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). It is considered to be a sungrazing comet due to its perihelion being very close to the Sun. 323P/SOHO has the smallest perihelion of all numbered comets.