Hyakutake

.The comet was discovered by Yuji Hyakutake, an amateur astronomer from southern Japan.
.It was discovered on January 31, 1996
.Hyakutake is a long-period comet. Before its most recent passage through the Solar System, its orbital period was about 17,000 years, but the gravitational influence of the giant planets has increased this period to 72,000 years.