Plotting the heliocentric magnitude in the vertical axis, the light
curve looks as the comet brightens linearly towards the maximum, then
fades out linearly.
It tends to be brightest about 10 days after the perihelion passage.
Returns and Appearances
Discovered
Appeared
Not observed
Appeared before discovery
Not observed before discovery
Returns in the future
The perihelion dates in the past appearances are printed on Catalog of Cometary Orbits 1996.
Information on the discovery and historical highlights are available at General Comet Info (Gary W. Kronk).
Orbital elements in the past and future are calculated by Kazuo Kinoshita (http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~comet/pcmtn/0125p.htm).
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