Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)
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Comet 12P Pons-Brooks, Steven Bellavia
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Comet 12P Pons-Brooks

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Comet 12P Pons-Brooks, Steven Bellavia
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Comet 12P Pons-Brooks

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Comet 12P  Pons-Brooks is the 12th periodic comet discovered since 1P Halley, with an orbital period of 71 years, very similar to Halley's comet.  It was discovered in 1812 by Jean-Louis Pons and then confirmed by William Robert Brooks in 1883.
The comet nucleus is estimated to be around 30 km in diameter.

Perihelion is 21 April 2024 with closest approach to Earth being 1.55 AU on 2 June 2024., when it might be visible to the naked eye at magnitude 4.5

This comet might be naked-eye visible during the total solar eclipse, being 24 degrees East of the sun and only 6 degrees west of Jupiter.

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Comet 12P Pons-Brooks, Steven Bellavia