Came across a P/ prefix in a comet’s name and didn’t know what it was so I did a google search and found the following Wikipedia page; essentially a prefix is added to indicate the nature of the comet:

P/ = Periodic comet i.e. it’s orbit passes earth periodically

C/ = Non-periodic comet

X/ = No reliable orbit could be calculated

Am I missing something in the answer to this ’What’ then please leave your suggestion as a comment.

Until the next post… Clear Skies!  

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