Comet Pons–Brooks: its Orbit and Where to Find it in the Sky

This video clearly shows the orbit of comet Pons–Brooks and its return to the Sun in 2024. The video also helps to determine where to look for this comet in the sky during its greatest brightness. The period of rotation of this comet around the Sun is just over 70 years. For most of this period, the comet has such a low brightness that it is impossible to detect it even with the help of the most powerful instruments. Before each comet returns, it is as if it is rediscovered, carefully studying the sky in the place where it should be according to calculations. The elongated elliptical orbit of comet Pons–Brooks is almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. At the maximum distance from the Sun, the comet turns out to be farther than Neptune. The orbit of comet Pons–Brooks resembles the orbit of Halley’s comet, which was described in another video. Comet Pons–Brooks is sometimes subjected to powerful bursts of activity when its brightness increases hundreds of times. These outbursts are