Comet de Chéseaux (C/1743 X1)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5233. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar System, Comets

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A long-period comet discovered by Dirk Klinkenberg on 9 December 1743, and independently by Philippe de Chéseaux four days later. It was also known as Klinkenberg's Comet, but it was de Chéseaux who computed its orbit and his name is now more commonly associated with it. This was one of the brightest comets of modern times, reaching an estimated magnitude -7 in February 1744. Its multiple tails—m...

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