List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project

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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[]

Comet Semimajor axis (AU) Eccentricity Period (a) Discoverer(s) or Namesake
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 3.4374 0.539 6.37 Tempel, Swift & LINEAR
146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR 4.0267 0.648 8.08 C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker & LINEAR
148P/Anderson-LINEAR 3.684 0.538 7.07 & LINEAR
156P/Russell-LINEAR 3.595 0.559 6.82 Russell & LINEAR
158P/Kowal-LINEAR 4.7207 0.029 10.26 Kowal & LINEAR
160P/LINEAR 3.9734 0.479 7.92 LINEAR
165P/LINEAR 18.0499 0.622 76.69 LINEAR
176P/LINEAR = minor planet 118401 LINEAR 3.1928 0.193 5.71 LINEAR
187P/LINEAR 4.5433 0.164 9.68 LINEAR
188P/LINEAR-Mueller 4.3679 0.416 9.13 LINEAR & Mueller
193P/LINEAR-NEAT 3.5051 0.417 6.56 LINEAR & NEAT
194P/LINEAR 4.0111 0.574 8.03 LINEAR
197P/LINEAR 2.8666 0.63 4.85 LINEAR
204P/LINEAR-NEAT 3.6607 0.47 7 LINEAR & NEAT
209P/LINEAR 2.9378 0.689 5.04 LINEAR
214P/LINEAR 3.6044 0.49 6.84 LINEAR
216P/LINEAR 3.8813 0.445 7.65 LINEAR
217P/LINEAR 3.9422 0.69 7.83 LINEAR
218P/LINEAR 3.304 0.49 6.11 LINEAR
219P/LINEAR 3.6509 0.353 6.98 LINEAR
221P/LINEAR 3.484 0.486 6.5 LINEAR
222P/LINEAR 2.8576 0.727 4.83 LINEAR
225P/LINEAR 3.5453 0.664 6.68 LINEAR
226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski 3.6895 0.48 7.09 Pigott & LINEAR & Kowalski
227P/Catalina-LINEAR 3.5874 0.499 6.79 Catalina Sky Survey & LINEAR
228P/LINEAR 4.1618 0.176 8.49 LINEAR
230P/LINEAR 3.399 0.563 6.27 LINEAR
231P/LINEAR-NEAT 4.0255 0.247 8.08 LINEAR & NEAT
234P/LINEAR 3.8181 0.252 7.46 LINEAR
235P/LINEAR 4.0004 0.315 8 LINEAR
236P/LINEAR 3.7275 0.509 7.2 LINEAR
237P/LINEAR 3.7368 0.353 7.22 LINEAR
239P/LINEAR 4.4645 0.632 9.43 LINEAR
241P/LINEAR 4.8835 0.619 10.79 LINEAR
247P/LINEAR 3.9918 0.625 7.98 LINEAR
249P/LINEAR 2.7771 0.816 4.63 LINEAR
251P/LINEAR 3.4897 0.51 6.52 LINEAR
252P/LINEAR 3.0568 0.672 5.34 LINEAR
256P/LINEAR 4.6211 0.418 9.93 LINEAR
265P/LINEAR 4.253 0.646 8.77 LINEAR
277P/LINEAR 3.8656 0.504 7.6 LINEAR
285P/LINEAR 4.5127 0.621 9.59 LINEAR
294P/LINEAR 3.194 0.591 5.71 LINEAR

Unnumbered periodic comets[]

Comet Semimajor axis (AU) Eccentricity Period (a) Discoverer(s) or Namesake
(LINEAR) 12.098 0.824 42.08 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 4.5041 0.244 9.56 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 22.956 0.923 109.99 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 28.139 0.856 149.27 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 18.940 0.9 82.43 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 17.386 0.841 72.5 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 13.959 0.805 52.15 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 17.233 0.867 71.54 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 3.3385 0.584 6.1 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 16.992 0.723 70.04 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 17.103 0.725 70.74 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 9.918 0.771 31.24 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 5.3501 0.615 12.38 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 6.4901 0.594 16.53 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 6.9897 0.437 18.48 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 20.664 0.806 93.93 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 4.6211 0.418 9.93 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 3.1047 0.599 5.47 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 9.816 0.791 30.75 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 19.7 0.893 87.44 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 22.897 0.922 109.56 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 25.148 0.934 126.12 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 6.0617 0.684 14.92 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 4.4594 0.607 9.42 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 4.9523 0.171 11.02 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 5.9099 0.673 14.37 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 18.425 0.896 79.09 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 3.3567 0.51 6.15 LINEAR
(LINEAR-Catalina) 5.1859 0.681 11.81 LINEAR & Catalina Sky Survey
(LINEAR-Hill) 7.9506 0.445 22.42 LINEAR & Hill
(LINEAR-Hill) 7.9509 0.445 22.42 LINEAR & Hill
(LINEAR-NEAT) 5.6819 0.587 13.54 LINEAR & NEAT
(LINEAR-NEAT) 3.3423 0.437 6.11 LINEAR & NEAT
(LINEAR-NEAT) 3.8367 0.442 7.52 LINEAR & NEAT
(LINEAR-NEAT) 3.4722 0.508 6.47 LINEAR & NEAT
(LINEAR-Skiff) 4.1146 0.486 8.35 LINEAR & Skiff
(LINEAR-Spacewatch) 7.1187 0.682 18.99 LINEAR & Spacewatch
(NEAT-LINEAR) 7.6519 0.557 21.17 NEAT & LINEAR
(Spacewatch-LINEAR) 7.4655 0.452 20.40 Spacewatch & LINEAR
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) 2.2904 0.125 3.47 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 5.1001 0.664 11.52 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 5.7309 0.692 13.72 LINEAR
(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
(LINEAR) 3240 52.318 184,455.18 4467 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1758 935.89 73,714.11 5886 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 72.39 0.047674 615.98 0.6085 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 432.5 2.5341 8,996.15 79.06 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1219 6.1291 42,590.53 321.1 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1290 945.99 46,320.12 5096 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 438.5 0.15405 9,183.52 4.839 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 357.2 4.9832 6,750.69 141.3 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1618 8.9444 65,099.99 539.7 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 102.9 0.050505 1,043.5 0.7684 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1619 62.789 65,157.78 3790 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 234 10.838 3,578.59 248.7 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 16.99 16.019 70.04 99.05 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 346.6 0.40589 6,452.54 11.33 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 696.9 268.92 18,396.74 1065 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 392.8 24.671 7,784.77 733.4 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 77.59 0.071417 683.46 0.9436 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 4670 4462.8 319,184.79 4575 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1924 5.9824 84,452.9 11.955 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 500.2 0.45053 11,185.94 15.11 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 266.6 3.8162 4,354.02 93.48 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Broke up into 2 pieces N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 2531 389.86 127,299.13 2942 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1119 3.497 37,412.96 175.4 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 50,450 10277 11,330,295.09 346300 LINEAR
(LINEAR-NEAT) 1193 0.34415 41,231.67 17.83 LINEAR & NEAT
(LINEAR) 11,450 79.677 1,225,514 1279 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1155 5.6789 39,247.77 289.5 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1832 485.46 78,408.39 3117 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 587.9 18.611 14,254.47 676.9 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1431 275.95 54,126.68 1566 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 8703 288.29 811,933.34 4034 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 281.3 3.676 4,719.05 92.49 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 775.7 9.4479 21,603.34 394.7 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 56.01 7.6034 419.18 85.36 LINEAR
(LINEAR) broke up into C/2002 Q3-A(?) N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 5342 67.337 390,450.67 7383 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 202.2 0.015608 2,874.52 0.3329 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1386 1.3899 51,595.58 77.62 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 446.6 87.536 9,437.87 2775 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 2664 5.3848 137,483.59 416.9 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 38.18 0.055072 235.88 0.5104 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 154.5 0.045287 1,919.66 0.8443 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Broke up into 2 pieces N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 36.87 0.47048 223.87 4.285 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 40.05 0.58193 253.44 5.524 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 6455 758.84 518,660.88 9146 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 604.7 3.2609 14,869.96 120.3 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(Catalina-LINEAR) 45.79 0.0058809 309.81 0.05969 Catalina Sky Survey & LINEAR
(LINEAR) 151.7 0.44695 1,867.59 8.256 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1632 7854.7 65,917.03 47590 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 57.69 0.68721 438.14 7.829 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 864.1 1.8829 25,401.29 83.02 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 788.3 0.83336 22,135.17 35.1 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 700.5 1.4528 18,538.55 57.68 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 3613 33.915 217,208.65 3058 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1458 38.72 55,647.67 2217 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 12,900 1294.2 1,466,036 22050 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 19,580 835.79 2,739,676.1 17540 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 46.24 0.02928 314.43 0.2986 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 2067 8.7033 93,985.77 593.6 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 190.4 0.11001 2,627.7 2.277 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 153.8 0.039307 1,907.67 0.7313 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 251.9 0.26311 3,997.71 6.264 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 650.3 1.7638 16,585.49 67.47 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 170.8 0.071448 2,231.54 1.401 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 51.65 0.089237 371.25 0.9621 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 18.42 0.0043322 79.09 0.02789 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 43.79 0.031971 289.74 0.3173 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 41.84 0.093958 270.64 0.09116 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 4330 63.411 284,950.6 6259 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 3974 161.92 250,547.03 1531 LINEAR
C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 19.60 0.05808 86.79 0.3857 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 1243 2.9855 43,838.65 157.9 LINEAR
(LINEAR) Hyperbolic trajectory N/A N/A N/A LINEAR
(LINEAR) 971.7 0.62181 30,291.58 29.08 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 774.2 0.33548 21,541.62 14 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 766.9 0.81674 21,236.37 33.93 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 564.5 0.51295 13,411.27 18.28 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 330.8 1.7457 6,016.5 47.63 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 605.3 0.40643 14,892.73 15 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 152.9 0.064 1,891.12 1.187 LINEAR
(LINEAR) 37.95 0.043821 233.82 0.405 LINEAR

See also[]

  • List of periodic comets
  • List of non-periodic comets
  • Minor Planet Center

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