Pons–Brooks

Pons–Brooks — comet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Pons–Brooks in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

A periodic comet famous for its outbursts: in 2023 one gave its coma a horned shape, earning it the nickname “devil comet”. It swung past the Sun in April 2024 and returns in about 71 years.

Discovered

1812 — Jean-Louis Pons

Rediscovered

1883 — William Robert Brooks

Period

~71 years

Last perihelion

21 Apr 2024

Nickname

“Devil comet” — an outburst gave its coma horns

Nucleus

Size uncertain — drawn at an illustrative 20 km

Explore Pons–Brooks in 3D

Cosmoscope places Pons–Brooks in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.