Charts - Comet 12P (Pons-Brooks)

[CentaurZ]

Periodic Comet 12P (Pons-Brooks) is currently at magnitude +13.2 based on JPL parameters. It has an orbital period of 71 years and will reach perihelion of 0.781 AU on 2024 APR 21. It is expected to peak at magnitude +4.4 on the day of perihelion. The comet will pass 1.546 AU from Earth on 2024 JUN 02. It was discovered in 1812 by Jean-Louis Pons and rediscovered in 1883 by William Brooks.

Below are my 3 related charts:

Edited February 4 by CentaurZ

[pjsmith_6198]

I viewed Comet 12P Pons-Brooks  this evening with my 12 inch dob.  It is currently in outburst.   TheSkyLive.com had the magnitude at 9.0.   That seems about right since it was pretty easy to see at a  magnification of 75x.   Here is a link to positions and magnitude graphs.   The graphs show a large jump in brightness from the original outburst in July.   Recently it had another outburst  which is why it is currently so bright.   This is a good time to catch this comet because it's easy to find since it's so close to Vega.   I attached my finder chart below.     It will be moving through Lyra into  Cygnus between now and January.   It looks like the coordinates  CentaurZ  are correct but the magnitudes  are off because they aren't reflecting the outbursts.    When it is at it's brightest it will be a morning comet.

 

Phil