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C/2009 R1
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C/2009 R1
C/2009 R1
, one of more than fifty
comets
known as
Comet McNaught
, is a
non-periodic
comet
discovered by British-Australian
astronomer
Robert H. McNaught
on September 9, 2009, using the
Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope
at
Siding Spring Observatory
in
New South Wales
,
Australia
. The discovery was confirmed the same day at the
Optical Ground Station telescope
at
Tenerife
. After the discovery, earlier images of the comet were found from July 20, August 1, and August 18, 2009. It is believed C/2009 R1 will leave the
Solar System
permanently.
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