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Great Comet of 2007
Comet McNaught, also known as the Great Comet of 2007 and given the designation C/2006 P1, is a non-periodic comet discovered on 7 August 2006 by British-Australian
Comet_McNaught
Jupiter-family comet
220P/McNaught, is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.5-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer, Robert
220P/McNaught
Natural object in space that releases gas
(2007). "Encounter of the Ulysses Spacecraft with the Ion Tail of Comet MCNaught". The Astrophysical Journal. 667 (2): 1262–1266. Bibcode:2007ApJ...667
Comet
Topics referred to by the same term
C/1999 T1 (McNaught–Hartley) Comet McNaught Comet Hartley This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Comet McNaught-Hartley. If
Comet_McNaught-Hartley
Topics referred to by the same term
Comet McNaught can refer to any one of more than 50 comets discovered by the astronomer Robert H. McNaught. C/1987 U3 C/2005 E2 C/2005 L2 C/2005 L3 C/2005
Comet McNaught (disambiguation)
Comet_McNaught_(disambiguation)
Hyperbolic comet
C/2009 R1 (McNaught), one of more than fifty comets known as Comet McNaught, is a non-periodic comet discovered by British-Australian astronomer Robert
C/2009_R1_(McNaught)
Non-periodic comet
C/1999 T1 (McNaught–Hartley) is a near-parabolic long-period comet, discovered by Robert H. McNaught and Malcolm Hartley at the Siding Spring Observatory
C/1999_T1_(McNaught–Hartley)
Non-periodic comet
Comet McNaught–Russell, formally designated as C/1993 Y1, is a long-period comet that reached a maximum magnitude of 6.5 (just below naked eye level) in
C/1993_Y1_(McNaught–Russell)
Scottish-Australian astronomer (born 1956)
C/2013 O3 McNaught has discovered 26 short-period comets: 191P/McNaught 220P/McNaught 254P/McNaught 260P/McNaught 278P/McNaught P/2004 R1 (McNaught) P/2005
Robert_H._McNaught
Periodic comet
130P/McNaught–Hughes is a Jupiter-family comet with a 6.22-year orbit around the Sun. It is the second of two comets co-discovered by Robert H. McNaught and
130P/McNaught–Hughes
Surname list
discovered in 1981 Numerous comets discovered by Robert H. McNaught Comet McNaught-Russell, comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes, comet McNaught Syndicate, American newspaper
McNaught
Great Comet of 2024
second-brightest comet viewed by SOHO since its launch in 1995, after Comet McNaught in 2007. No naked eye observations of the comet in daylight were
Comet_Tsuchinshan–ATLAS
Great Comet of 2011
sungrazing comet ever observed by SOHO, and the brightest comet to appear since Comet McNaught of 2007, which shone at visual magnitude –5.5. Nevertheless
C/2011_W3_(Lovejoy)
Topics referred to by the same term
(Hartley–Drinkwater) C/1999 T1 (McNaught–Hartley) Hartley (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Comet Hartley. If an internal
Comet_Hartley
Non-periodic comet
comet would kill them all off. Some stopped going to work, just ate and drank and waited for the world to end. C/1975 V1 (West) C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
Great_January_Comet_of_1910
Projection of material from a comet
A comet tail is a projection of material from a comet that often becomes visible when illuminated by the Sun, while the comet passes through the inner
Comet_tail
Arend–Roland Comet Mrkos Comet Ikeya–Seki Comet Bennett Comet Kohoutek Comet West Comet Hyakutake Comet Hale–Bopp Comet McNaught Comet Lovejoy Comet Crommelin
List of astronomical objects named after people
List_of_astronomical_objects_named_after_people
Periodic comet
Comet McNaught 4, also known as 260P/McNaught, is a periodic comet with a 6.9-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian
260P/McNaught
Index of lists with the same name
These are all the comets discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey since 1998. 257P/Catalina 300P/Catalina 330P/Catalina 346P/Catalina 367P/Catalina 403P/Catalina
List of comets discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey
List_of_comets_discovered_by_the_Catalina_Sky_Survey
Comets with less than 200 year orbital periods
Periodic comets (also known as short-period comets) are comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years or that have been observed during more than
List_of_periodic_comets
addition, the spacecraft Ulysses unexpectedly traversed the tail of Comet McNaught. "Chinese Oracle Bones". Cambridge University Library. Archived from
Observational history of comets
Observational_history_of_comets
Periodic comets numbered by the Minor Planet Center
numbered comets (1P–513P). There are 441 Jupiter-family comets (JFCs), 50 Encke-type comets (ETCs), 15 Halley-type comets (HTCs), five Chiron-type comets (CTCs)
List_of_numbered_comets
Amount by which an orbit deviates from a perfect circle
include Comet Hale–Bopp with a value of 0.9951, Comet Ikeya–Seki with a value of 0.9999 and Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) with a value of 1.000019. As first
Orbital_eccentricity
Vast, theoretical circumstellar disc
around 1,800 AU. Comet Hyakutake, discovered in 1996 by amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake, has an outbound aphelion of 3,500 AU. Comet McNaught, discovered
Hills_cloud
Comet that had a close encounter with Mars in 2014
C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is an Oort cloud comet discovered on 3 January 2013 by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory using the 0.5-meter (20 in)
C/2013_A1_(Siding_Spring)
Topics referred to by the same term
reference to comets he co-discovered with other astronomers: 156P/Russell–LINEAR 262P/McNaught–Russell C/1989 Y2 (McKenzie–Russell) C/1991 C3 (McNaught–Russell)
Comet_Russell
Great Comet of 2020
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE
Comet_NEOWISE
Great Comet of 2025
Skjellerup-Maristany in 1927, Ikeya-Seki in 1965, West in 1976, and McNaught in 2007. After perihelion the comet headed southwards, while in mid northern latitudes was
C/2024_G3_(ATLAS)
Exceptionally bright comets
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
Great_comet
NASA/ESA solar probe launched in 1990
observations of Jupiter. In 2007, Ulysses passed through the tail of comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught). The results were surprisingly different from its pass through
Ulysses_(spacecraft)
Distant planetesimals in the Solar System
Oort cloud. Other comets modeled to have come directly from the outer Oort cloud include C/2006 P1 (McNaught), C/2010 X1 (Elenin), Comet ISON, C/2013 A1
Oort_cloud
Largest known Oort cloud comet
simply known as C/2014 UN271 or Comet Bernardinelli–Bernstein (nicknamed BB), is a large Oort cloud comet discovered by astronomers Pedro Bernardinelli
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein)
C/2014_UN271_(Bernardinelli–Bernstein)
Meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle
McNaught timed bursts in activity down to ten minutes by narrowing down the clouds of particles to individual streams from each passage of the comet,
Leonids
Non-periodic comet
of the "dust striae" seen in the tails of some comets, such as C/1975 V1 (West) and C/2006 P1 (McNaught). Chéseaux, on March 9, was the last known observer
Great_Comet_of_1744
Comets with a period of over 1,000 years
(2015). "Observations of Comets C/2007 D1 (LINEAR), C/2007 D3 (LINEAR), C/2010 G3 (WISE), C/2010 S1 (LINEAR), and C/2012 K6 (McNaught) at large heliocentric
List_of_near-parabolic_comets
Destroyed Jupiter family comet
P/2011 P1 (McNaught) was a Jupiter-family comet that passed extremely close to Jupiter on 4 December 2010 and disintegrated by 2012. It was discovered
P/2011_P1_(McNaught)
Comets that may not be orbiting the Sun
This is a list of parabolic and hyperbolic comets in the Solar System. Many of these comets may come from the Oort cloud, or perhaps even have interstellar
List of parabolic and hyperbolic comets
List_of_parabolic_and_hyperbolic_comets
Periodic comet
H. McNaught between 7 and 9 January 1991, Brian G. Marsden noted that the orbit of Brewington's comet strongly resembled that of Metcalf's comet in 1906
97P/Metcalf–Brewington
Periodic comet
Maik Meyer linked 449P with the previously lost comet, X/1987 A2, which was discovered by Robert H. McNaught and Malcolm Hartley from the Siding Spring Observatory
449P/Leonard
Small angle deflection of waves
and C/2004 F4 (Bradfield). The brightness of the great comets C/2006 P1 (McNaught) and Comet Skjellerup–Maristany near perihelion were enhanced by forward
Forward_scatter
Jupiter-family comet
Jupiter-family comet with a 7.44-year orbit around the Sun. It is co-discovered by two astronomers, Quentin A. Parker and Malcolm Hartley. Robert H. McNaught reported
119P/Parker–Hartley
Comets with a period between 200 and 1000 years
The following list is of comets with very long orbital periods, defined as between 200 and 1000 years. These comets come from the Kuiper belt and scattered
List_of_long-period_comets
Long-period comet
H. McNaught. They estimated visually that the comet had an apparent magnitude of 10.2 and a coma 6 arcminutes across. Upon discovery the comet was located
C/1988_A1_(Liller)
result, many comets have more than one name. The simplest system names comets after the year in which they were observed (e.g. the Great Comet of 1680).
Naming_of_comets
American newspaper syndicate between 1922 and 1989
The McNaught Syndicate was an American newspaper syndicate founded in 1922. It was established by Virgil Venice McNitt (who gave it his name) and Charles
McNaught_Syndicate
Celestial event caused by streams of meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere
Earth-threatening Long-Period Comet". Astrophysical Journal. 479 (1): 441. Bibcode:1997ApJ...479..441J. doi:10.1086/303853. McNaught, Rob (March 7, 2007). "Re:
Meteor_shower
Non-periodic comet
relative to [OI] when compared with other comets. The dust/gas mass ratio was below 0.01 on 12 June. Robert McNaught noted that Earth would pass at closest
C/1983 J1 (Sugano–Saigusa–Fujikawa)
C/1983_J1_(Sugano–Saigusa–Fujikawa)
Astronomical object in the Solar System
Comet Elst–Pizarro is a body that displays characteristics of both asteroids and comets, and is the prototype of active asteroids. Its orbit keeps it
7968_Elst–Pizarro
Hyperbolic comet
confident 34-day observation arc. Comet C/2008 J4 (McNaught) has a short observation arc with large uncertainties. Comet C/1999 U2 (SOHO) has a meaningless
C/2018_F4_(PanSTARRS)
Non-periodic comet
D. W. Green (ed.). "Comet C/2004 Q1 (Tucker)". IAU Circular. 8393 (1). Bibcode:2004IAUC.8393....1T. ISSN 0081-0304. R. H. McNaught; R. A. Tucker; J. E
C/2004_Q1_(Tucker)
Non-periodic comet
estimated to be about magnitude 8. Robert H. McNaught observed the comet on 9 April 2004 and estimated that the comet had a magnitude of 5, while Terry Lovejoy
C/2004_F4_(Bradfield)
Hyperbolic comet
and Kenneth S. Russell on December 1989. Robert H. McNaught reported the discovery of a new comet that Patricia McKenzie found on photographic plates
C/1989_Y2_(McKenzie–Russell)
Periodic comet
335P/Gibbs is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It last came to perihelion in August 2022. Together with 266P/Christensen, it was proposed as the
335P/Gibbs
Periodic comet
is a Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of 6.4 years. It was discovered by Kenneth S. Russell in September 1986. The comet was found by Australian
156P/Russell–LINEAR
events and discoveries, some of which are listed below. 12 January – Comet McNaught reaches perihelion and becomes visible from Earth during daylight. 28
2007_in_science
Astronomic observatory in New South Wales, Australia
discovered by Robert H. McNaught using the Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope on 8 August 2006, and Comet C/2013 A1, also discovered by McNaught, which passed extremely
Siding_Spring_Observatory
Periodic comet
periodic comet with a 7.42-year orbit around the Sun. It is the first comet discovered by French astronomer, Claudine Rinner, and the first comet discovery
373P/Rinner
Hyperbolic comet
its axis every 11.0±0.8 hours. G. J. Garradd; R. H. McNaught (August 2009). D. W. Green (ed.). "Comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd)". IAU Circular (2). Bibcode:2009IAUC
C/2009_P1_(Garradd)
Periodic comet
152P/Helin–Lawrence is a Jupiter-family comet with a 9.52-year orbit around the Sun. It is the third comet co-discovered by Eleanor F. Helin and Kenneth
152P/Helin–Lawrence
Periodic comet
Robert H. McNaught, James V. Scotti, and David H. Levy. By April 1988, revised orbital calculations by Brian G. Marsden indicated that the comet completes
110P/Hartley
Process of finding the image of an object in images predating its discovery
accurate orbit. This happens most often with minor planets, but sometimes a comet, a dwarf planet, a natural satellite, or a star is found in old archived
Precovery
Area of the Solar System beyond the planets, comprising small bodies
Shoemaker; D. H. Levy; T. M. King; E. F. Helin; J. Alu; K. Lawrence; R. H. McNaught; L. Frederick; D. Tholen; B. E. A. Mueller (1992). "1992 AD". IAU Circ
Kuiper_belt
Periodic comet with 7 year orbit
periodic comet in the Solar System. It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with (TJupiter > 3; a < aJupiter), and is a quasi-Hilda comet. This comet should
129P/Shoemaker–Levy
Non-periodic comet
all-sky camera on board the SOHO. The comet was officially announced after a ground-based confirmation by Robert McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on July 12
C/2006_M4_(SWAN)
Jupiter-family comet
Robert H. McNaught of the Siding Spring observatory, who described as diffuse with a brightness of magnitude 14, indicating that the comet had faded over
80P/Peters–Hartley
Jupiter-family comet
21P/Giacobini–Zinner and 260P/McNaught. A. Boattini; R. E. Hill; R. Ligustri (August 2009). D. W. Green (ed.). "Comet C/2009 Q4 (Boattini)". IAU Circular
398P/Boattini
Jupiter-family comet
39 km (0.86 mi) in radius. K. J. Lawrence; R. H. McNaught (6 November 2004). D. W. Green (ed.). "Comet P/2004 V4 (NEAT)". IAU Circular. 8429 (2). Bibcode:2004IAUC
163P/NEAT
Periodic comet and active asteroid
259P/Garradd is a Jupiter-family comet and active asteroid with an orbital period of 4.5 years. It was discovered in images obtained on 2 September 2008
259P/Garradd
Australian amateur astronomy club
science. Robert McNaught has been described as "the world's greatest comet discoverer" – he is a prolific discoverer of both asteroids and comets; as of 15 June 2014[update]
Astronomical Society of New South Wales
Astronomical_Society_of_New_South_Wales
Periodic comet
"Comet 141P-H/Machholz". Minor Planet Electronic Circulars. 2015-R12. ISSN 1523-6714. R. H. McNaught (4 August 1999). B. G. Marsden (ed.). "Comet P/1999
141P/Machholz
Comets with a period between 20 and 200 years
The following is a list of Halley-type comets (HTCs), which are periodic comets with an orbital period between 20 and 200 years, often appearing only once
List_of_Halley-type_comets
Parabolic comet
a non-periodic comet discovered by LINEAR on 16 December 2000. The comet brightened to an apparent magnitude of about 2.5. The comet was discovered on
C/2000_WM1_(LINEAR)
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Halley’s Comet (1986), the impact of Shoemaker Levy on Jupiter (1994), Mars at its closest encounter (2003), transits of Venus (2004, 2012), Comet McNaught (2007)
Sydney_Observatory
Periodic comet
planet or asteroid, but in March 2004 Robert H. McNaught observed a comet tail which confirmed it as a comet. It was given the permanent number 209P on 12
209P/LINEAR
Parabolic comet
May 1997. R. O. Evans; M. J. Drinkwater; R. H. McNaught; et al. (12 May 1996). D. W. Green (ed.). "Comet C/1996 J1". IAU Circular. 6397 (1). "C/1996 J1-A
C/1996_J1_(Evans–Drinkwater)
Non-periodic comet
"SOHO/SWAN observations of comets with small perihelia: C/2002 V1 (NEAT), C/2002 X5 (Kudo–Fujikawa), 2006 P1 (McNaught) and 96P/Machholz 1". Icarus
C/2002_X5_(Kudo–Fujikawa)
stars. Most of these objects are comets on a calculated path and may not be directly observable. For instance, comet Hale-Bopp was last seen in 2013 at
List of Solar System objects by greatest aphelion
List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_greatest_aphelion
Time between earliest and latest observations of a Solar System body
excess velocity (interstellar speed) of more than a few km/s. Comet C/2008 J4 (McNaught) was only observed 22 times over an observation arc of 15 days
Observation_arc
Non-periodic comet
Moreno; et al. (2006). "Radio wavelength molecular observations of comets C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley), C/2001 A2 (LINEAR), C/2000 WM 1 (LINEAR) and 153P/Ikeya-Zhang"
C/2001_A2_(LINEAR)
Siding Spring R. H. McNaught EUN 4.5 km (2.8 mi) MPC · JPL 4129 Richelen 1988 DM Richelen February 22, 1988 Siding Spring R. H. McNaught · 5.4 km (3.4 mi)
List of minor planets: 4001–5000
List_of_minor_planets:_4001–5000
Observatory
diameter greater than 100 m. In early January 2013, Robert H. McNaught discovered a new comet named C/2013 A1 using data collected while searching for asteroids
Siding_Spring_Survey
Telescope in the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia
Robert H. McNaught to discover 400 potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids which have a diameter greater than 100 metres (330 ft). McNaught used the
Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope
Uppsala_Southern_Schmidt_Telescope
Jupiter-family comet
276P/Vorobjov (previously P/2012 T7 (Vorobjov)) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered on 15 October 2012 by Tomáš Vorobjov on three 120-s images taken
276P/Vorobjov
American astronomer (1943–2023)
4489 Dracius. He also co-discovered the periodic comet 140P/Bowell-Skiff and the non-periodic comet C/1980 E1. The outer main-belt asteroid 2246 Bowell
Edward_L._G._Bowell
Meteorological optical phenomenon
objects as the Sun, the Moon, the planets, bright stars, and very bright comets. The most commonly observed of these are sunset and sunrise mirages. Mirages
Mirage of astronomical objects
Mirage_of_astronomical_objects
Hazardous near-Earth asteroid or comet
hazardous object (PHO) is a near-Earth object – either an asteroid or a comet – with an orbit that can make close approaches to the Earth and which is
Potentially_hazardous_object
Asteroid
Hazards Due to Comets and Asteroids. Tucson; London: University of Arizona Press. pp. 1233–1238. ISBN 978-0-8165-1505-9. Steel, D. I.; McNaught, R. H.; Russell
(4953)_1990_MU
MPC · JPL 7096 Napier 1992 VM Napier November 3, 1992 Siding Spring R. H. McNaught · 5.6 km (3.5 mi) MPC · JPL 7097 Yatsuka 1993 TF Yatsuka October 8, 1993
List of minor planets: 7001–8000
List_of_minor_planets:_7001–8000
Neptune (5 to 30 AU). Centaurs are minor planets with characteristics of comets, and often classified as such. The dynamical group is formed due to Neptune's
List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies)
List_of_centaurs_(small_Solar_System_bodies)
Unusual Mars-crossing asteroid
It was discovered on 31 August 1995, by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, Australia. Due to its
7604_Kridsadaporn
Italian astronomer
AH205 = 2015 HS9 MPEC 2015-H86: COMET P/2004 R1 = 2015 HC10 (McNaught) CBET 4094: COMET P/2015 HC_10 = P/2004 R1 (McNAUGHT) MPEC 2015-H106: NEA 2015 FO124
Francesco_Manca
Project to discover comets, asteroids, and near-Earth objects
Survey (CSS; obs. codes: 703 and G96) is an astronomical survey to discover comets and asteroids. It is conducted at the Steward Observatory's Catalina Station
Catalina_Sky_Survey
Australian astronomer
astronomer at Siding Spring Observatory. He co-discovered the periodic comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes. Shaun Hughes left Siding Spring Observatory in 1992 for a
Shaun_M._Hughes
T. McNaught, father of the discoverer Robert H. McNaught MPC · 4678 4679 Sybil 1990 TR4 Sybil McNaught, mother of the discoverer Robert H. McNaught MPC ·
Meanings of minor-planet names: 4001–5000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_4001–5000
Japanese astronomer
writes a regular column for the astronomy magazine Gekkan Temmon titled the "Comet Observers Guide. The main-belt asteroid 3644 Kojitaku is named after him
Takuo_Kojima
Australian minister and amateur astronomer
December 2022. R. O. Evans; M. J. Drinkwater; R. H. McNaught; et al. (12 May 1996). D. W. Green (ed.). "Comet C/1996 J1". IAU Circular. 6397 (1). "Robert Owen
Robert_Evans_(astronomer)
School in Australia
Specialist Australian rules football Performing arts Principal Justine Mcnaught-Conroy Years 7–12 Enrolment 1,259 (2021) Campus type Suburban Colour
Wanneroo_Secondary_College
Smuglere). Salmi Manja, 86, Malaysian novelist, poet, and journalist. Lesley McNaught-Mändli, 59, British-born Swiss show jumper, Olympic silver medallist (2000)
Deaths_in_December_2023
American monthly magazine
included a Messier Catalog booklet, poster showing comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) and historical comets, a Skyguide listing upcoming sky events, a Telescope
Astronomy_(magazine)
South African astronomer and orbit computer MPC · 3172 3173 McNaught 1981 WY Robert McNaught (born 1956), British astronomer and discoverer of minor planets
Meanings of minor-planet names: 3001–4000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_3001–4000
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