Donati comet
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q981088
Library of congress:
sh 85039036
Sources of Information
- Mitton, J. Cambrdige dict. of astronomy, 2001(Comet Donati (C/1858 L1))
- Dict. of astronomy, 2001(Donati, Comet (C/1858 L1): a long period comet discovered on 1858 June 2)
- Darling, D. Universal book of astronomy, 2004(Donati's comet, C/1858 L1)
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Wikipedia description:
Comet Donati, or Donati's Comet, formally designated C/1858 L1 and 1858 VI, is a long-period comet named after the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati who first observed it on June 2, 1858. After the Great Comet of 1811, it was the most brilliant comet that appeared in the 19th century. It was also the first comet to be photographed.
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