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Comets, by their very nature, tend to be quite unpredictable. Not only are we unaware when the next long-period object will be discovered, but even well-known periodic objects can at times behave in an uncharacteristic manner and confound all our predictions.
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Seargent, D.A.J. (2017). Relatively Bright Comets Predicted to Return from 2016 to 2027. In: Visually Observing Comets. Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45435-1_13
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