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The Great Comet of 1882 formally designated C/1882 R1, 1882 II, and 1882b, was a comet which became very bright in September 1882. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, a family of comets which pass within 1 R☉ of the Sun's photosphere at perihelion.<ref name = "Plummer1889">{{#invoke:Footnotes|harvard_citation_no_bracket}}</ref><ref name = "Sekanina2007">{{#invoke:Footnotes|harvard_citation_no_bracket}}</ref> The comet was bright enough to be visible next to the Sun in the daytime sky at its perihelion.<ref name = "Tebbutt1904">{{#invoke:Footnotes|harvard_citation_no_bracket}}</ref>
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The Great Comet of 1882 formally designated C/1882 R1, 1882 II, and 1882b, was a comet which became very bright in September 1882. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, a family of comets which pass within 1 R☉ of the Sun's photosphere at perihelion.<ref name = "Plummer1889">{{#invoke:Footnotes|harvard_citation_no_bracket}}</ref><ref name = "Sekanina2007">{{#invoke:Footnotes|harvard_citation_no_bracket}}</ref> The comet was bright enough to be visible next to the Sun in the daytime sky at its perihelion.<ref name = "Tebbutt1904">{{#invoke:Footnotes|harvard_citation_no_bracket}}</ref>
Great Comet of 1882 sections
Intro Discovery Perihelion Post-perihelion evolution Orbital studies Notes References External links
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