21.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 (5,459 days ago) in Scorpius

22.

Comet 217P/LINEAR passes perihelion Comet 217P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 (5,479 days ago) in Eridanus

23.

Comet 22P/Kopff passes perihelion Comet 22P/Kopff makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 (5,551 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

Comet C/2009 G1 (STEREO) passes perihelion Comet C/2009 G1 (STEREO) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 (5,634 days ago) in Aquarius

25.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko passes perihelion Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 (5,750 days ago) in Pisces

26.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 18 May 2008 (5,969 days ago) in Aries

27.

Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup passes perihelion Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 (6,008 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 (6,079 days ago) in Pisces

29.

Comet 8P/Tuttle passes perihelion Comet 8P/Tuttle makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 (6,096 days ago) in Reticulum

30.

Comet 8P/Tuttle passes perigee Comet 8P/Tuttle makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 (6,116 days ago) in Orion

31.

Comet 8P/Tuttle reaches peak brightness Comet 8P/Tuttle is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2007 apparition. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 (6,116 days ago) in Orion

32.

Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 06 May 2007 (6,347 days ago) in Cetus

33.

Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 (6,368 days ago) in Aries

34.

Comet 96P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 96P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 (6,380 days ago) in Pisces

35.

Comet 177P/Barnard passes perihelion Comet 177P/Barnard makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 03 Sep 2006 (6,592 days ago) in Hercules

36.

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perigee Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 (6,649 days ago) in Puppis

37.

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann reaches peak brightness Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2006 apparition. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 (6,652 days ago) in Pyxis

38.

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perihelion Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 (6,660 days ago) in Hydra

39.

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova passes perihelion Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 (6,733 days ago) in Aries

40.

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner passes perihelion Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 25 Aug 2005 (6,966 days ago) in Auriga