46P/Wirtanen (P/1948 A1)
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46P/Wirtanen (P/1948 A1)

Wikipedia: Discovery Discovered by Carl A. Wirtanen Discovery date January 17, 1948 Alternativedesignations 1961 IV; 1960m;1967 XIV; 1967k;1974 XI; 1974i;1986…

64P/Swift–Gehrels (P/1889 W1)
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64P/Swift–Gehrels (P/1889 W1)

Wikipedia: Discovery Discovered by Lewis A. SwiftTom Gehrels Discovery date 17 November 18898 February 1973 Alternativedesignations Swift 1 Orbital characteristics A…

21P/Giacobini-Zinner (P/1900 Y1)
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21P/Giacobini-Zinner (P/1900 Y1)

Wikipedia:   Discovery Discovered by Michel Giacobini, Ernst Zinner Discovery date December 20, 1900 Alternativedesignations 1900 III; P/1900 Y1; 1913 V;P/1913…

C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)
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C/2017 O1 (ASASSN)

Wikipedia: Discovery Discovered by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae Discovery date July 19th 2017 Alternativedesignations C/2017 O1 Orbital characteristics […

41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák (P/1951 H1)
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41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák (P/1951 H1)

Wikipedia: Discovery Discovered by Horace Parnell TuttleMichel GiacobiniĽubor Kresák Discovery date May 3, 1858 Alternativedesignations 1858 III; 1907 III; 1951…