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Comet Grigg -- Skjellerup -LRB- formally designated 26P / Grigg -- Skjellerup -RRB- is a periodic comet .. Julian year ( astronomy ). comet. comet. It was visited by the Giotto probe in July 1992 .. Giotto. Giotto ( spacecraft ). It came as close as 200 km , but could not take pictures because some instruments were damaged from its encounter with Halley 's Comet .. Discovered in 1902 by John Grigg of New Zealand , and rediscovered in its next appearance in 1922 by John Francis Skjellerup , an Australian then living and working for about two decades in South Africa where he was a founder member of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa .. John Grigg. John Grigg ( astronomer ). John Francis Skjellerup. John Francis Skjellerup. Julian year ( astronomy ). New Zealand. New Zealand. South Africa. South Africa. Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. In 1987 , it was belatedly discovered by Lubor Kresak that the comet had been observed in 1808 as well , by Jean-Louis Pons .. comet. comet. Lubor Kresak. Lubor Kresak. Jean-Louis Pons. Jean-Louis Pons. The comet has often suffered the gravitational influence of Jupiter , which has altered its orbit considerably .. comet. comet. Jupiter. Jupiter. For instance , its perihelion distance has changed from 0.77 AU in 1725 to 0.89 AU in 1922 to 0.99 AU in 1977 and to 1.12 AU in 1999 .. Astronomical unit. perihelion. perihelion. Having its recent perihelion so close to Earth 's orbit made it an easy target to reach for the Giotto mission -LRB- spacecraft -RRB- in 1992 , whose primary mission was to Comet Halley .. Giotto. Giotto ( spacecraft ). perihelion. perihelion. Earth. Earth. Giotto mission. Giotto mission. Comet Halley. Comet Halley. Giotto had a closest approach to Grigg -- Skjellerup of 200 km , much closer than its approach to Comet Halley , but was unable to obtain images as its camera was destroyed during the Halley rendezvous in 1986 .. Julian year ( astronomy ). Giotto. Giotto ( spacecraft ). Comet Halley. Comet Halley. In 1972 the comet was discovered to produce a meteor shower , the Pi Puppids , and its current orbit makes them peak around April 23 , for observers in the southern hemisphere , best seen when the comet is near perihelion .. Julian year ( astronomy ). comet. comet. perihelion. perihelion. meteor shower. meteor shower. Pi Puppids. Pi Puppids. The 2002 return -LRB- expected perihelion around October 8 , 2002 -RRB- was very unfavorable and no observations were reported .. perihelion. perihelion. The comet is portrayed in the 2015 book Seveneves by Neal Stephenson , in which it is mined for its water .. comet. comet. Seveneves. Seveneves. Neal Stephenson. Neal Stephenson. The comet nucleus is estimated to be 2.6 kilometers in diameter .. comet. comet. comet nucleus. comet nucleus. The comet is a type locality for the mineral brownleeite .. Julian year ( astronomy ). comet. comet. type locality. type locality ( geology ). brownleeite. brownleeite