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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
Perihelion: 2004 July 10
Normally extremely faint, it occasionally experiences large outbursts in brightness

217P/LINEAR
Perihelion: 2009 September 8
Maximum magnitude about 11

C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)
Perihelion: 2009 October 7
Maximum magnitude about 9

88P/Howell
Perihelion: 2009 October 12
Maximum magnitude about 9

81P/Wild 2
Perihelion: 2010 February 22
Maximum magnitude about 10

C/2008 O2 (Catalina)
Perihelion: 2010 March 24
Maximum magnitude about 9

C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
Perihelion: 2010 July 2
Maximum magnitude about 5

10P/Tempel 2
Perihelion: 2009 July 4
Maximum magnitude about 9

2P/Encke
Perihelion: 2010 August 6
Maximum magnitude about 8

103P/Hartley 2
Perihelion: 2010 October 28
Maximum magnitude about 5

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