We report the recovery of returning Halley-type comet 12P/Pons-Brooks using the 4.3 m Lowell Discovery Telescope , at a heliocentric distance of 11.89 au .
Comparative analysis with a dust model suggests that the comet may have been active since \sim 30 au from the Sun .
We derive a nucleus radius of 17 \pm 6 km from the nucleus photometry , though this number is likely an overestimation due to the contamination from dust and gas .
Continuing monitoring is encouraged in anticipation of the comet ’ s forthcoming perihelion in 2024 April .