7P/Pons-Winnecke (also known as Comet Pons-Winnecke) is a periodic comet in our solar system. Jean Louis Pons (Marseille) originally discovered the comet on June 12, 1819, it was later rediscovered by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (Bonn) on March 9, 1858. It is believed to be the parent body of the June Bootids of late June. Read more