Comet McNaught (disambiguation)

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Comet McNaught may refer to:

  • C/2006 P1, the Great Comet of 2007
  • C/1987 U3 (a.k.a. 1987 XXXII, 1987b1)
  • C/2005 E2
  • C/2005 L2
  • C/2005 L3
  • C/2005 S4
  • C/2006 B1
  • C/2006 E1
  • C/2006 K1
  • C/2006 K3
  • C/2006 L2
  • C/2006 Q1
  • C/2007 K6
  • C/2007 M1
  • C/2007 P1
  • C/2007 T1

There are also eleven periodic comets called McNaught as well:

  • 191P/McNaught (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 11)
  • P/2004 K2 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 1)
  • P/2004 R1 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 2)
  • P/2005 J1 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 3)
  • P/2005 K3 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 4)
  • P/2005 L1 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 5)
  • P/2005 Y2 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 6)
  • P/2006 G1 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 7)
  • P/2006 H1 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 8)
  • P/2006 K2 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 9)
  • P/2007 H1 (a.k.a. Comet McNaught 10)

Finally, "Comet McNaught" may be an incomplete reference to any of the following comets:

  • P/McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. P/1994 N2, 1994 XXXI, 1994n)
  • Comet McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. C/1999 T1)
  • Comet McNaught-Hughes, either of:
    • C/1990 M1 (a.k.a. 1991 III, 1990g)
    • 130P/McNaught-Hughes (a.k.a. 130P/1991 S1, 1991 IX, 1991y, 130P/1997 H1)
  • Comet McNaught-Russell, either of:
    • C/1991 C3 (a.k.a. 1990 XIX, 1991g)
    • C/1991 Q1 (a.k.a. 1992 XI, 1991v)
    • C/1991 R1 (a.k.a. 1990 XXII, 1991w)
    • C/1993 Y1 (a.k.a. 1994 XI, 1993v)
    • P/1994 X1 (a.k.a. 1994 XXIV, 1994u)
  • Comet McNaught-Tritton (a.k.a. C/1978 G2, 1978 XXVII)
  • Comet McNaught-Watson (a.k.a. C/1999 S2)