List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project
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 actually a minor planet.
Numbered periodic comets
| Comet |
Discoverer(s) or Namesake |
| 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR |
Tempel, Swift & LINEAR |
| 146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR |
C. Shoemaker, E. Shoemaker & LINEAR |
| 148P/Anderson-LINEAR |
Anderson & LINEAR |
| 156P/Russell-LINEAR |
Russell & LINEAR |
| 158P/Kowal-LINEAR |
Kowal & LINEAR |
| 160P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 165P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 176P/LINEAR = minor planet 118401 LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 187P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 188P/LINEAR-Mueller |
LINEAR & Mueller |
| 193P/LINEAR-NEAT |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| 194P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 197P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 204P/LINEAR-NEAT |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| 209P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 214P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 216P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 217P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 218P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 219P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 221P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 222P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 225P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski |
Pigott & LINEAR & Kowalski |
| 227P/Catalina-LINEAR |
Catalina Sky Survey & LINEAR |
| 228P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 230P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 231P/LINEAR-NEAT |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| 234P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 235P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 236P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 237P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 239P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 241P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 247P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 249P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 251P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| 252P/LINEAR |
LINEAR |
Unnumbered periodic comets
| Comet |
Discoverer(s) or Namesake |
| P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/1998 Y1 (LINEAR |
LINEAR |
| P/1999 G1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/1999 S3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2000 G2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2000 D2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 A1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 A2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 B1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 AR2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 F1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 HT15 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 O2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 O3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2002 CE10 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 R1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 U2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 U1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 W1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2004 WR9 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2000 QJ46 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2005 YQ127 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2008 A2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2008 R3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-Catalina) |
LINEAR & Catalina Sky Survey |
| P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) |
LINEAR & Hill |
| P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| P/2004 T1 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) |
LINEAR & Skiff |
| P/2000 S4 (LINEAR-Spacewatch) |
LINEAR & Spacewatch |
| P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR) |
NEAT & LINEAR |
| P/2004 DO29 (Spacewatch-LINEAR) |
Spacewatch & LINEAR |
| P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2010 A5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2010 WK (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| P/2011 J3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
Non-periodic comets
| Comet |
Discoverer(s) or Namesake |
| C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 K3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 K5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 U1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 K4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 K7 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 L2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 H1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
LINEAR & NEAT |
| C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 U6 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 W1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2001 X1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 A3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 B2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 B3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 C2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 H2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 J5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 K2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 O7 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 Q3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 U2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 V2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2002 X1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 G1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 G2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 H2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 L2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 S3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 S4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 T2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 T4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 V1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 DZ61 (Catalina-LINEAR) |
Catalina Sky Survey & LINEAR |
| C/2004 F2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 G1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 H1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 K3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 L1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 U1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 X2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 X3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2004 YJ35 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 A1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 H1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 K2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 R4 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2005 YW (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2006 M1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2006 S2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2006 X1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 D1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 G1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 JA21 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 M3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 O1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 W3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2008 H1 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2008 R3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2008 X3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2009 B2 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
| C/2009 T3 (LINEAR) |
LINEAR |
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