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The comet was dubbed the Great Comet of 2007 by Space.com. [10] On 13 and 14 January 2007, the comet attained an estimated maximum apparent magnitude of −5.5. [11] It was bright enough to be visible in daylight about 5°–10° southeast of the Sun from 12 to 14 January. [12]
Comet McNaught as the Great Comet of 2007. A great comet is a comet that becomes exceptionally bright. There is no official definition; often the term is attached to comets such as Halley's Comet, which during certain appearances are bright enough to be noticed by casual observers who are not looking for them, and become well known outside the astronomical community.
Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. [10] [11] [12] Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovered Comet Hale–Bopp separately on July 23, 1995, before it became visible to the naked eye.
A comet that orbits the Sun every 160,000 years will appear in the night sky this week, offering a rare chance. The Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years ...
Even at its minimum estimated diameter, C/2014 UN 271 is the largest Oort cloud comet discovered, being more than 50 times larger than a typical comet which is less than 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter. The previous largest known long-period comet was C/2002 VQ 94 (LINEAR) with a diameter of 96 km (60 mi), [ 35 ] followed by Comet Hale–Bopp at 74 ...
The comet, known as C/2024 G3 or ATLAS, could be the brightest of 2025, but it’s too early to tell, said Bill Cooke, lead of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Meteoroid ...
The 31st Annual SAG Awards, the acting-only award show that honors outstanding stunt, individual, cast and ensemble performances on TV and in film over the past year, will be broadcast exclusively ...
The Great January Comet of 1910, formally designated C/1910 A1 and often referred to as the Daylight Comet, [2] was a comet which appeared in January 1910. It was already visible to the naked eye when it was first noticed, and many people independently "discovered" the comet.