 The comet, also designated P/2006 M3, was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard on June 24, 1889, and was re-discovered after 116 years.On July 19, 2006, 177P came within 0.36 AU of the Earth.From late July through September 2006 it was brighter than expected at 8th magnitude in the constellations Hercules and then Draco.