Lost periodic comets

Designation Apps Arc Notes Predictions (T)
D/1766 G1 (Helfenzrieder) 1 17660308-17660315 uncertain orbit, possibly perturbed by Jupiter after 1766, cf. Kronk -
D/1770 L1 (Lexell) 1 17700615-17701003 perturbed by Jupiter (1779) into a different, larger orbit (even ejection from the solar system is possible), cf. Kronk Kinoshita
D/1783 W1 (Pigott) 1? 17831119-17831221 possibly rediscovered in January 2003 by LINEAR as P/2003 A1, unambiguous link still not possible, see also Kronk Nakano (2003), Kinoshita
D/1819 W1 (Blanpain) 1 18191214-18200115 possibly identified with 2003 WY25 Kinoshita
D/1827 M1 (Pons-Gambart) 1 18270621-18270714 uncertain orbital period, cf. Kronk, Kammerer, Kasten, Yoshida Muraoka (1997), Nakano (2015), Hasegawa/Nakano (2022)
D/1884 O1 (Barnard 1) 1 18840724-18841108 outburst, possible secondary nucleus, cf. Kronk, q slightly increased Nakano (2005), Kinoshita
D/1886 K1 (Brooks 1) 1 18860525-18860703 uncertain period, q increased from 1.3 AU to 1.9 AU Nakano (2005), Kinoshita
D/1892 T1 (Barnard 3) 1 18921014-18921208 intrinsically faint, q increased from 1.43 AU to 1.56 AU Nakano (2005), Kinoshita
D/1894 F1 (Denning) 1 18940327-18940605 intrinsically faint, q decreased slightly Nakano (2007), Muraoka (1999), Kinoshita
D/1895 Q1 (Swift) 1 18950824-18960206 several perturbations by Jupiter, q increased from 1.3 AU to 1.5 AU Nakano (2003), Muraoka (1996)
D/1896 R2 (Giacobini) 1 18960904-18970105 possible secondary nucleus, cf. Kronk, q increased slightly Muraoka (1995), Kinoshita
D/1918 W1 (Schorr) 1 19181123-19181231 q increased from 1.9 AU to about 3 AU Nakano (2007), Muraoka (1999), Kinoshita
D/1921 H1 (Dubiago) 1 19210424-19210611 - -
D/1952 B1 (Harrington-Wilson) 1 19520130-19520225 intrinsically faint, q increased from 1.65 AU to 1.9 AU Nakano (2004), Muraoka (1998), Kinoshita
D/1960 S1 (van Houten) 1 19600924-19601026 q inreases from 3.95 AU to < 4.2 AU Meyer (2011/2012), Sitarski (1976), Kinoshita
D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai) 1 19770213-19770312 q decreased slightly Nakano (2006), Muraoka (1999), Kinoshita
D/1978 R1 (Haneda-Campos) 1 19780730-19781129 intrinsically faint, cf. Kronk, q increased from 1.1 AU to 1.3 AU Nakano (2004), Muraoka (1997), Kinoshita
3D/Biela 6 1846-1852 disintegrated Nakano (2005), Nakano (2006), Nakano (2005), Muraoka (1997), Kinoshita
5D/Brorsen 5 1873-1879 brightness decline at last apparition (1879), afterwards several approaches to Jupiter Nakano (2006), Muraoka (1995), Kinoshita
18D/Perrine-Mrkos 5 1961-1969 outbursts Nakano (2002), Muraoka (2002), Kinoshita
20D/Westphal 2 1852-1913 decline in brightness in 1913, probably disintegrated Kazimirchak-Polonskaya (1975), Kinoshita
25D/Neujmin 2 1916-1927 asymmetric lightcurve, q decreased slightly Nakano (2003), Muraoka (2003), Kinoshita
34D/Gale 2 1927-1938 outbursts Nakano (2004), Muraoka (2004), Kinoshita
72P/Denning-Fujikawa 2 1881-1978 intrinsically faint, outbursts Muraoka (1996), Kinoshita

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