Comets

Comets

A comet is a solid body orbiting the sun typically composed of rock, dust, or ice.

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Comets

Comet Zhu-Balam (C/1997 L1) is a long-period comet first identified by David D. Balam on June 8, 1997 and originally photographed by Gin Zhu on June 3, 1997.The comet is estimated at 10 kilometres in ...

Comet Skorichenko–George

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Skorichenko–George (sometimes spelled Scorichenko–George) is also designated C/1989 Y1, 1990 VI, and 1989e1. It was discovered on December 17, 1989 by Doug George of Kanata (near Ottawa), ...

Comet Yi–SWAN

Astronomy; Comets

Comet C/2009 F6 (Yi–SWAN) is a non-periodic comet which appeared in March 2009. It was first discovered by Korean amateur astronomer Dae-am Yi on March 26, 2009, using a Canon 5D camera and 90-mm ...

Comet Skjellerup–Maristany

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Skjellerup-Maristany, formally designated C/1927 X1, 1927 IX, and 1927k, was a long-period comet which became very bright in 1927. This great comet was observable to the naked eye for about 32 ...

Comet Pojmański

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Pojmański is a non-periodic comet discovered by Grzegorz Pojmański on January 2, 2006 and formally designated C/2006 A1. Pojmański discovered the comet at Warsaw University Astronomic ...

Comet McNaught–Russell

Astronomy; Comets

Comet C/1993 Y1 (McNaught–Russell) is a long period comet that reached a maximum magnitude of 6.5 (just below naked eye level) in early 1994. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught and Kenneth S. ...

Comet Lulin

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Lulin (official designation C/2007 N3 (Lulin), Traditional Chinese:鹿林彗星) is a non-periodic comet. It was discovered by Ye Quanzhi and Lin Chi-Sheng from Lulin Observatory. It peaked in ...