Perihelion: 2004 July 10
Normally extremely faint, it occasionally experiences large outbursts in brightness
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova
Perihelion: 2011 September 28
Maximum magnitude about 7
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Perihelion: 2011 October 16
Maximum magnitude about 12
C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)
Perihelion: 2011 December 16
Maximum magnitude about -4 (?)
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
Perihelion: 2011 December 23
Maximum magnitude about 7
C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)
Perihelion: 2013 April 17
Maximum magnitude between 0 and 3 (still uncertain)
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