G A R Y W. K R O N K ' S C O M E T O G R A P H Y
Bright Comets (1945-2000)
Designation (Name)
Discovered
Perihelion
Magnitude
C/1945 X1 (du Toit)
1945
1945
7
C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland)
1956
1957
-1
C/1963 R1 (Pereyra)
1963
1963
2
C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki)
1965
1965
-10
C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)
1969
1970
0
C/1970 K1 (White-Ortiz-Bolelli)
1970
1970
1
C/1975 V1 (West)
1975
1976
-3
D/1978 R1 (Haneda-Campos)
1978
1978
9
C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock)
1983
1983
3.5
D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy 9)
1993
-
14
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)
1995
1997
-1
C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)
1996
1996
0
C/1996 Q1 (Tabur)
1996
1996
5
C/1998 J1 (SOHO)
1998
1998
3.5
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)
1999
2000
6
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