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Biela |
| was discovered on March 8, 1772 and became the third periodic comet to be recognised (after 1P/Halley and 2P/Encke). On December 9, 1805 had a close approach to Earth at 0.036 AU. Has been never observed since 1859. |
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Great Comet of 1811 |
| was discovered on March 25, 1811. shined at mag. 0 |
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Great March Comet (1843 D1) |
| was discovered on February 5, 1843. max. magnitude was < -3 (!). |
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Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 |
| was discovered on November 15, 1927. it is unique in that it experiences one or more outbursts in brightness nearly every year. |
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Ikeya-Seki |
| a sungrazing comet discovered on October 3, 1965. max brightness 2 mag. |
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West |
| was discovered on February 5, 1976. shined at -1 mag. |
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Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
| in July 1994 cometary fragments collided with Jupiter. |
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Hale-Bopp |
| was discovered on September 9, 1996. became the most bright of recent comets (-0.7 mag. |
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Lee |
| a bright comet visually (!) discovered by amateur Steven Lee, Australia on April 16, 1999. |
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