Comet Hyakutake (C/1996 B2)

Dolgoperiodnykh comet, discovered January 30, 1996 by Japanese Amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake. In March 1996 the comet passed relatively close to Earth (her approach was one of maximum convergence of the comet with the Earth in the last 200 years). The comet was very bright and easily observed with the naked eye in the night sky, which gave the name "Great comet of 1996".

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