Comet Machholz
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Comet Machholz, formally designated C/2004 Q2, was a comet discovered by Donald Machholz on August 27, 2004.
It reached naked eye brightness in January 2005. Unusually for such a relatively bright comet, its perihelion was farther from the Sun than the Earth's orbit.
External links
- [JPL Orbit Simulation]
- [Sky and Telescope — Comet Machholz in the Evening Sky]
- [Sky and Telescope — Catch Comet Machholz at Its Best]
- [The Discovery of Comet Machholz (discoverer's personal retelling)]
- [Gallery of images]
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