C/1861 J1 (Tebbutt)
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The Great Comet of 1861, formally designated as C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. It was categorized as a great comet—one of t
Drawing of the Great Comet of 1861 by Edmund Weiss in his book Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt (1888)
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Great comet
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A great comet is a comet that becomes exceptionally bright and easily observable to the naked eye. There is no official definition; the term is often attached to comets such as Halley's Comet, which,
C/1861 J1 (Tebbutt)
…designated as C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. It was categorized as a great comet—one of the eight brightest comets of the 19th century. It was discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, on May 13, 1861, with…
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