Comet McNaught can refer to any one of more than 50 comets discovered by the astronomer Robert H. McNaught.

Long-period and single-apparition comets

  • C/1987 U3
  • 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 P1, also known as the "Great Comet of 2007".
  • C/2006 Q1
  • C/2007 K6
  • C/2007 M1
  • C/2007 P1
  • C/2007 T1
  • C/2007 Y2
  • C/2008 A1
  • C/2008 J4
  • C/2009 F2
  • C/2009 F4
  • C/2009 F5
  • C/2009 K5
  • C/2009 R1
  • C/2009 T1
  • C/2010 J2
  • C/2011 C1
  • C/2011 G1
  • C/2011 L2
  • C/2011 L3
  • C/2011 N2

Short-period comets

  • 191P/McNaught
  • 220P/McNaught
  • 320P/McNaught (formerly P/2004 R1)
  • P/2005 J1
  • P/2005 K3
  • P/2005 L1
  • P/2005 Y2
  • P/2006 G1
  • P/2006 H1
  • P/2006 K2
  • P/2007 H1
  • P/2008 J3
  • P/2008 O2
  • P/2008 Y3
  • P/2009 Q5
  • P/2009 S2
  • P/2009 U4
  • P/2010 J5
  • P/2010 T1
  • P/2011 L1

Others

"Comet McNaught" may also be an incomplete reference to a comet co-discovered by Robert McNaught. These include:

  • Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught (P/Catalina-McNaught 2008 S1, 2008 JK)
  • P/McNaught-Hartley (P/1994 N2, 1994 XXXI, 1994n)
  • Comet McNaught-Hartley (C/1999 T1)
  • Comet McNaught-Hughes, either of:
  • Comet McNaught-Russell, any of:
    • C/1991 C3 (1990 XIX, 1991g)
    • C/1991 Q1 (1992 XI, 1991v)
    • C/1991 R1 (1990 XXII, 1991w)
    • C/1993 Y1 (1994 XI, 1993v)
    • P/1994 X1 (1994 XXIV, 1994u)
  • Comet McNaught-Tritton (C/1978 G2, 1978 XXVII)
  • Comet McNaught-Watson (C/1999 S2)
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