C/1948 V1

The 'Eclipse Comet' of 1948, formally known as 'C/1948 V1,' was an especially bright comet discovered during a solar eclipse on November 1, 1948. Although there have been several comets that have been seen during solar eclipses, the Eclipse Comet of 1948 is arguably the best-known; it was however, best viewed only from the Southern Hemisphere.
When it was first discovered during totality, it was already quite bright, at magnitude -2; as it was near perihelion, this was its peak brightness.[1] Its visibility improved as it receded outward from the Sun; it peaked near zero magnitude, and at one point displayed a tail roughly 30 degrees in length, before falling below naked-eye visibility by the end of December.[2]

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★ "The Astronomy Cafe" (Accessed February 13 2006)

★ JPL Orbit Simulation (Accessed February 13 2006)