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Comet C/1861 J1 (the "Great Comet of 1861") is discovered in Australia on May 13, 1861.
The Great Comet of 1861, formally designated C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, is a long-period comet that is visible to the naked eye for approximately three months.
It is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, with an apparent magnitude of +4, a month before perihelion (June 12).
It will not be visible in the northern hemisphere until June 29, but it will arrive before word of the comet's discovery.
The Great Comet of 1861, formally designated C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, is a long-period comet that is visible to the naked eye for approximately three months.
It is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, with an apparent magnitude of +4, a month before perihelion (June 12).
It will not be visible in the northern hemisphere until June 29, but it will arrive before word of the comet's discovery.