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Humason, Comet

Comet Humason 1962 VIII on May 29, 1962. Photograph by E. Roamer with 40inch reflector at US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff station, Arizona.

Comet Humason 1962 VIII on 29 May 1962. Photograph by E. Roamer with 40-inch reflector at US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff station, Arizona.


Comet Humason (1961e) is a long-period comet discovered by Milton Humason in 1961. It reached an absolute magnitude of +1.35 (the tenth brightest on record) and is believed to have a period of about 2,900 years.