Comet Hyakutake - Wikipedia
Comet Hyakutake (formally designated C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)) is a comet discovered on 31 January 1996. [1] It was dubbed the Great Comet of 1996; its passage to within 0.1 AU (15 Gm) of the Earth on 25 March was one of the closest cometary approaches of the previous 200 years.
Comet Hyakutake | Definition, History, Tail, & Facts | Britannica
1996年1月30日 · Comet Hyakutake, long-period comet that, because of its relatively close passage to Earth, was observed as one the brightest comets of the 20th century. It was discovered on January 30, 1996, by the Japanese amateur astronomer Hyakutake Yuji, using large binoculars .
百武彗星 - 百度百科
百武彗星（Comet Hyakutake，C/1996 B2）是一颗非周期性 彗星，由日本 鹿儿岛 业余 天文学家 百武裕司 于1996年1月30日在 日本 鹿儿岛县发现，是他发现的第二颗彗星。 “百武彗星”通常是特指 百武二号彗星，这颗星让他闻名于世。 1996年，百武二号彗星飞抵太阳，下一次回来预计要等到十万年以后。 [1] 中文名. 百武彗星. 外文名. C/1996 B2. 别 名. 1996年大彗星. 彗星. 百武裕司. 1996年1月31日. 目录. 1 百武一号彗星. 2 百武彗星的特点. 3 百武彗星的周期. 4 百武彗星的发 …
Hyakutake: Comet with a Long, Long Tail | Space
2013年2月28日 · Comet Hyakutake was a naked-eye comet that made its closest approach to Earth in March 1996 after being discovered just two months earlier. First spotted through binoculars, the comet remained...
Comet Hyakutake - NASA Solar System Exploration
On January 30, 1996, Yuji Hyakutake in Japan discovered a new comet using his massive 25x150 binoculars. The comet reached a peak brightness of about 0 magnitude, the brightest since Comet West in 1976 (Comet Hale-Bopp would reach magnitude -1 the following year). The comet made a particularly close flyby of the Earth on March 25, 1996 at a ...
How Yuji Hyakutake Found His Comet - Sky & Telescope
2004年4月12日 · Renowned amateur astronomer and comet discoverer Yuji Hyakutake died on Wednesday April 10, 2002, from internal bleeding caused by an aortic aneurysm. He was 51 years old. Hyakutake is most remembered for his 1996 comet that bore his name.
Hyakutake comet – closest approach to Earth, brightest object, …
Hyakutake's approach was the closest to Earth than any other comet seen in over 200 years. It appeared in Earth's skies for 3 months and was visibly a bluish-green color because of the strong presence of diatomic carbons.
Comet Hyakutake - The Planetary Society
Comet Hyakutake provided the best celestial show in decades when it passed by Earth on its way to swing around the Sun. In late March and early April, the….
Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake - NSSDCA
Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake. On January 31, 1996, IAU circular 6299 reported the visual discovery of a comet by Yuji Hyakutake of Japan. Comet Hyakutake, also designated Comet C/1996 B2, approached within 0.1 AU of the Earth (about 15 million km) on March 25. Perihelion on May 1 saw the comet at a distance of 0.23 AU from the Sun.
APOD: 2009 December 16 - Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth
At that time, Comet Hyakutake, dubbed the Great Comet of 1996, became the brightest comet to grace the skies of Earth in 20 years. During its previous visit, Comet Hyakutake may well have been seen by the stone age Magdalenian culture, who 17,000 years ago were possibly among the first humans to live in tents as well as caves.