116P/Wild 4 (original) (raw)

Profile

Kazuo Kinoshita's calculation revealed that it approached to Jupiter down to 0.15 A.U. in 1987, and the perihelion distance was reduced from 3.4 A.U. down to 2.0 A.U. Then the comet comes to be bright, and it was discovered.

The light curves are very different among every apparition, maybe because it has just come to the inner Solar System. The brightness at the perihelion passage differs by about 4 mag between 1996 and 2003.

Returns and Appearances

DiscoveredAppearedNot observedAppeared before discoveryNot observed before discoveryReturns in the future

		2029 Jan. 16
	116P	2022 July 16
	116P	2016 Jan. 11
	116P	2009 July 18
	116P	2003 Jan. 21
	116P/1994 V1	1996 Aug. 31
	116P/1990 B1	1990 July 2