The comet was discovered on 7 April 2000 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research with a 1.0 m f/2.15 reflector telescope as a fast moving object. Lisa Brown-Manguso noticed that it had a diffuse tail, indicating it is a comet. Upon discovery the comet had a magnitude of 17–18. After additional observations a short period orbit was calculated, indicating that the comet had an orbital of 5.4 years and perihelion at 1.00293 AU. During the 2000 apparition the comet approached to 0.10 AU from Earth. The comet was recovered on 9 June 2011 by Spacewatch Project at Kitt Peak Observatory, Arizona. Its apparent magnitude was estimated to be 22.7.
