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Comet Hale-Bopp

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Comet Hale-Bopp was one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months after its 1995 discovery by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, owing to an unusually large nucleus roughly 60 kilometers across.

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Object Type
Comet 1
Diameter (km)
60 1
Nucleus diameter, roughly 60 plus or minus 20 km.
Discovery Year
1995 1
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Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, Comet Hale-Bopp, lead section
Quote, en.wikipedia.org, Comet Hale-Bopp, lead section
Its massive nucleus size made it visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months.
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