125P/Spacewatch

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Updated on September 15, 2019

Profile Plotting the heliocentric magnitude in the vertical axis, the light curve looks as the comet brightens linearly towards the maximum, then fades out linearly, although the fading behavior is uncertain due to the lack of observations. The comet behaves similarly both in 1996 and 2007 apparitions. So the comet tends to brighten and fade out very rapidly only around the perihelion. It is the same behavior as 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup or 118P/Sheomaker-Levy 4. However, this comet tends to be brightest about 20 days after the perihelion passage. Returns and Appearances Discovered Appeared Not observed Appeared before discovery Not observed before discovery Returns in the future 2024 Mar. 7 125P 2018 Aug. 27 125P 2013 Feb. 16 125P 2007 Aug. 10 125P 2002 Jan. 28 125P/1996 F1 1996 July 14 125P/1991 R2 1990 Dec. 22

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).