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Comet
C/2006 P1
(McNaught)
, as seen from
Swifts Creek, Victoria
,
Australia
. This
non-periodic
comet
, the brightest in over 40 years, was discovered on August 7, 2006 by British-Australian
astronomer
Robert H. McNaught
. It was first visible in the northern hemisphere, reaching
perihelion
on January 12, 2007 at a distance of 0.17
AU
.
Photo credit:
Fir0002
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