Comet Swift-Tuttle, previously seen in 1862 during the Civil War, was rediscovered late last month by an amateur Japanese astronomer.

Notably, he successfully predicted the 1992 return of the once-lost Comet Swift-Tuttle.

The two experts based their forecast on the calculated motion of dust particles ejected from Comet Swift-Tuttle during its 1862 return.

The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.

They discuss The Perseids, a meteor shower that happens every August when the Earth passes through the trail of dust left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.

And with Comet Swift-Tuttle due to obliterate the Earth in August 2126, it could be a close-run thing.

Comet Swift-Tuttle (formally designated 109P/Swift-Tuttle) is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 133 years.

He is renowned for predicting the return of lost comets and asteroids, in particular, the 1992 appearance of Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Comet Swift-Tuttle is just as big, and that might hit the Earth, too.

Comet Swift-Tuttle is placed at Kreativum, a science center in Karlshamn.