The following table gives a summary of the comets brighter than 16 mag, which were observed by members of the German Comet Section.
The maximum brightness of comets brighter than 10.0 mag is given with an accuracy of 0.1 mag, that of fainter comets with an accuracy of 0.5 mag. The maximum coma diameter is given with an accuracy of 0.1' for comae less than 1', with an accuracy of 0.5' for comae between 1' and 5' and with an accuracy of 1' for larger comae.
Designation | discovered | T | q [AU] | m_max | Coma ['] | FGK | |
C/1994 T1 (Machholz) = 1994r | Oct 08, 1994 | Oct 02, 1994 | 1.85 | 10.0 | 3.0 | V, P | |
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) | Jul 23, 1995 | Apr 01, 1997 | 0.91 | 10.0 | 3.0 | V, P | |
C/1995 Q1 (Bradfield) | Aug 17, 1995 | Aug 31, 1995 | 0.44 | 5.5 | 3.0 | V, P | |
C/1995 Q2 (Hartley-Drinkwater) | Aug 29, 1995 | Aug 03, 1995 | 1.89 | 5.5 | 3.0 | V, P | |
C/1995 S1 (de Vico) | Sep 17, 1995 | Oct 06, 1995 | 0.66 | 5.5 | 8 | V, P | |
C/1995 Y1 (Hyakutake) | Dec 25, 1995 | Feb 24, 1996 | 1.05 | 10.1 | 3.5 | V | |
6P/d’Arrest | - | Jul 27, 1995 | 1.35 | 7.5 | 18 | V, P | |
19P/Borrelly | - | Nov 01, 1994 | 1.37 | 9.0 | 6 | V, P | |
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | - | Sep 12, 1989 | 5.76 | 12.5 | 2.0 | P | |
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak | - | Jul 28, 1995 | 1.07 | 8.5 | 2.5 | invisible from Germany | |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova | - | Dec 25, 1995 | 0.53 | 7.0 | 4.0 | V, P | |
58P/Jackson-Neujmin | - | Oct 06, 1995 | 1.38 | 10.0 | 4.5 | V, P | |
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko | - | Jan 17, 1996 | 1.30 | 11.5 | 2.0 | V | |
71P/Clark | - | May 31, 1995 | 1.55 | 11.5 | 2.5 | V, P | |
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | - | Sep 22, 1995 | 0.93 | 6.8 | 4.5 | V, P | |
95P/Chiron | - | Feb 12, 1996 | 8.45 | 15.0 | 0.0 | V | |
116P/Wild | - | Aug 31, 1996 | 1.99 | 14.0 | 0.8 | V |
Andreas Kammerer