SOHO and STEREO Comets 2014

The table list the provisional number for the comet, the day (UT) and month of the first (discovery) observation, the year and comet identification, the LASCO or STEREO coronagraph on which it was discovered, the discoverer (additional names are independent discoverers), with the number of their discoveries given in brackets following the name, and finally the date of discovery.

SOHO Observed   Des C  G  Observers							Discovered
2659 12/01/2014     C2 Y  Zhijian Xu							January 12
2660 14/01/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							January 14
2661 14/01/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou							January 14
2662 15/01/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou							January 15
2579 19/01/2012     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						January 19
2663 28/01/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						January 28
2664 30/01/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							January 30
61   04/02/2014 C2 H1A O  Alan Watson							February 6
2665 13/02/2014     C3 Y  Masanori Uchina						February 13
2666 14/02/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou, Masanori Uchina 					February 14
62   14/02/2014    H1B K  Zhijian Xu							February 18
2667 18/02/2014     C2 Y  Zhijian Xu							February 19
2668 19/02/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							February 19
2669 26/02/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							February 26
2575 12/08/2010     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						February 27
2670 01/02/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							March 1
2671 02/03/2014     C2 Y  Masanori Uchina						March 2
63   28/02/2014    H1B K  Trygve Prestgard						March 2
2672 03/03/2014     C3 K  Szymon Liwo							March 3
64   02/03/2014    H1B K  Zhijian Xu							March 5
2673 07/03/2014     C2 R  Zhijian Xu							March 7 Probably a return
2712 07/03/2014     C2 R  Zhijian Xu							March 7
2578 27/09/2011     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						March 16
2674 20/03/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						March 21
2675 23/03/2014     C2 Y  Masanori Uchina						March 23
2676 22/03/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							March 24
2677 24/03/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						March 24
2678 25/03/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							March 25
2679 27/03/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							March 27
2680 29/03/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							March 29
2681 01/04/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							April 1
2682 01/04/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou							April 1
2683 01/04/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 1
2684 02/04/2014     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						April 2
2685 02/04/2014     C2 Y  Peiyuan Sun							April 2
2686 05/04/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						April 5
2687 05/04/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						April 5
2688 07/04/2014     C3 K  Pedro Maysonet						April 7
2689 07/04/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 8
2690 10/04/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							April 10
2691 10/04/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou							April 10
2692 11/04/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							April 11
2693 12/04/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun, Zhijian Xu					April 12
2694 12/04/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							April 13
2695 14/04/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 14
2696 14/04/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						April 14
2697 17/04/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 17
2698 18/04/2014     C2 O  Zhijian Xu							April 18
2703 30/09/2013     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						April 19
2699 20/04/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 20
2700 20/04/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 20
2701 20/04/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 20
2702 20/04/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 20
2704 20/07/2010     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						Unknown
2705 15/08/2011     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						August 15, 2011
2706 15/02/2012     C3 K  Szymon Liwo							February 15, 2012
2707 12/07/2012     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						Unknown
2708 09/09/2012     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						Unknown
2709 18/02/2013     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						Unknown
2710 27/09/2013     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						Unknown
2711 22/02/2014     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						Unknown
2713 06/02/2011     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						February 6, 2011
2714 22/04/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 22
2715 22/04/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							April 22
69   21/12/2009     T1 K  Trygve Prestgard						April 24
70   23/12/2009     T1 K  Trygve Prestgard						April 24
2716 26/04/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 26
2717 29/04/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							April 29
2718 29/04/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						April 29
2719 01/05/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							May 1
2720 01/05/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 1
2721 01/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 1
2722 02/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 2
2723 03/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 3
2724 07/05/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						May 7
2725 07/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 7
2726 08/05/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						May 8
2727 09/05/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						May 9
2728 12/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 12
2729 14/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 14
2730 17/05/2014 K3  C2 O  Zhijian Xu							May 17 = 2008 Y12
2731 18/05/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						May 18
2732 18/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 18
2733 18/05/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							May 18
C    18/05/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						May 18 = 2731
2734 19/05/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 19
2735 19/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 19
2736 21/05/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							May 21
2737 23/05/2014     C2 Y  Peiyuan Sun							May 23
2738 23/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 23
2739 24/05/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou							May 24
2740 25/05/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							May 25
2741 25/05/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							May 25
2742 26/05/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						May 26
2743 30/05/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							May 30
2744 31/05/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							May 31
2745 02/06/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							June 2
2746 02/06/2014     C2 Y  Zhijian Xu							June 2
2747 03/06/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 3
2748 04/06/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						June 4
2749 06/06/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						June 6
2750 07/06/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							June 7
2751 08/06/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							June 8
2752 08/06/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 9
2753 10/06/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 10
2754 10/06/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 11
2755 12/06/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun, Masanori Uchina					June 12		
2756 16/06/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						June 16
2757 17/06/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 17
2758 23/06/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						June 23
68   18/12/2008     T1 K  Trygve Prestgard						June 24
STX  13/12/2009     T1 K  Trygve Prestgard						June 25
2759 24/06/2014     C2 K  Zhangwei Jin							June 25
2760 25/06/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						June 25
2761 27/06/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 27
2762 29/06/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							June 29
2763 29/06/2014     C2 D  Arkadiusz Kubczak						June 29 = 2003 Q6 = 2008 Y11
2764 01/07/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							July 1
2765 01/07/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							July 1
2766 02/07/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina, Trygve Prestgard				July 2
2767 04/07/2014     C2 O  Worachate Boonplod						July 4
2768 07/07/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						July 7
2769 07/07/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							July 7
2770 09/07/2014     C2 Y  Worachate Boonplod						July 9
2771 11/07/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						July 11
2772 11/07/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							July 11
2773 14/07/2014     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						July 14
2774 15/07/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun, Zhijian Xu, Worachate Boonplod			July 15
2775 16/07/2014     C3 O  Bo Zhou							July 16
2776 20/07/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							July 20
2777 23/07/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							July 23
2778 24/07/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							July 24
2779 25/07/2014     C2 R  Arkadiusz Kubczak						July 25 = 2008 N4 = 2002 N2
2780 26/07/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun, Zhijian Xu					July 26
2781 27/07/2014     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						July 27
2782 28/07/2014     C2 Y  Zhijian Xu, Worachate Boonplod				July 28
2783 31/07/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						July 31
2784 01/08/2014     C2 O  Worachate Boonplod						August 1
2785 02/08/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							August 2
2786 07/08/2014     C3 K  Zhangwei Jin							August 8
2787 14/08/2014     C2 Y  Zhijian Xu							August 14
2788 18/08/2014     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						August 18
2789 19/08/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						August 19
2790 21/08/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							August 21
2791 22/08/2014     C3 K  Masanori Uchina						August 22
2792 25/08/2014     C3 O  Peiyuan Sun							August 25
2793 26/08/2014     C2 O  Zhijian Xu							August 26
2794 31/08/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							August 31
2795 31/08/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						August 31
2796 01/09/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						September 1
2797 02/09/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							September 2
2798 03/09/2014     C3 K  Bo Zhou							September 4
2799 04/09/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						September 4
2800 05/09/2014     C3 K  Peiyuan Sun							September 5
2801 10/09/2014     C3 K  Szymon Liwo, Masanori Uchina, Worachate Boonplod		September 10
2802 12/09/2014     C3 R  Zhijian Xu							September 12
2803 14/09/2014     C3 K  Zhijian Xu							September 14
2804 15/09/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						September 15
3012 17/09/2014     C3 K  Szymon Liwo							September 17
2805 18/09/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod, Zhijian Xu				September 18
2806 24/09/2014     C2 Y  Szymon Liwo							September 24
2807 24/09/2014     C3 K  Trygve Prestgard						September 24
2808 27/09/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						September 27
2809 04/10/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						October 5
2810 05/10/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						October 5
2811 12/10/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							October 12
2812 14/10/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						October 14
2813 14/10/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						October 14
2814 15/10/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						October 15
2815 15/10/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							October 15
2816 16/10/2014     C2 Y  Worachate Boonplod						October 16
2817 20/10/2014     C2 K  Peiyuan Sun							October 20
2818 20/10/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						October 20
2819 20/10/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						October 21
2820 24/10/2014     C2 Y  Zhijian Xu							October 24
2821 28/10/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							October 28
2822 30/10/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						October 30
2823 30/10/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							October 30
2824 01/11/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						November 1
2825 06/11/2014     C2 D  Zhijian Xu							November 6
2826 08/11/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						November 8
2827 14/11/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							November 14
2828 14/11/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						November 14
2829 14/11/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							November 15
2830 15/11/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							November 15
2832 17/11/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						November 17
2831 17/11/2014     C2 Y  Michal Biesiada (1)						November 17
2833 19/11/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						November 19
2834 20/11/2014     C2 Y  Bo Zhou							November 20
2835 20/11/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod, Michal Biesiada				November 20
2836 20/11/2014     C2 O  Worachate Boonplod						November 20
2837 22/11/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							November 22
2838 26/11/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						November 26
2839 26/11/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						November 26
2840 27/11/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina, Worachate Boonplod				November 27
2841 27/11/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						November 27
U    28/11/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						November 28
2842 28/11/2014     C2 K  Bo Zhou							November 29
2843 30/11/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						November 30
2844 02/12/2014     C2 O  Worachate Boonplod						December 2
2845 03/12/2014     C2 K  Trygve Prestgard						December 3
2846 03/12/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						December 3
2847 04/12/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						December 4
2848 08/12/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						December 8
2849 09/12/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							December 9
2850 09/12/2014     C2 K  Szymon Liwo							December 9
2851 09/12/2014     C3 O  Worachate Boonplod						December 9
2852 10/12/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						December 10
2853 10/12/2014     C2 K  Masanori Uchina						December 10
2854 12/12/2014     C2 K  Hanjie Tan							December 12
2855 11/12/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod, Zhijian Xu				December 14
2856 14/12/2014     C3 K  Szymon Liwo, Worachate Boonplod				December 14
2857 22/12/2014     C3 K  Worachate Boonplod						December 22
2858 23/12/2014     C2 K  Worachate Boonplod						December 23
2859 25/12/2014     C2 K  Zhijian Xu							December 25
2860 31/12/2014     C2 Y  Worachate Boonplod						December 31
The column headed Des is the half month or other designation of the comet. The column headed C gives the SOHO instrument (C2 or C3 for the LASCO coronagraphs, SW for SWAN, T1 or T2 for STEREO) that the comet was discovered in. The column headed G indicates if it is a provisional member of the Kreutz group (K), Meyer group (Y), Marsden group (D), Kracht (R) or other comet (O). P in the SOHO number column indicates the discovery is pending, C indicates that it is confirmed, but not yet numbered, U indicates that is was not confirmed, X that it was confirmed, but there were insufficient observations.

Note that my observer count also includes X/ comets which are not counted as confirmed comets by the SOHO team. Where two or more people report discoveries nearly simultaneously, up to the first three observers are credited here. Where discoverers are clearly not following the SOHO or BAA Comet Section guidelines, they are not credited here at all. If initial reports don't include sufficient positions others may also be credited.

Official milestones:
November 17 - Michal Biesiada - first discovery

It is possible that there are further comets to be found in the archival data, most likely non-group comets, but there may still be some Kreutz comets.


Published by Jonathan Shanklin. Jon Shanklin - jds@ast.cam.ac.uk