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:''There are three Donati comets: C/1855 L1 (a.k.a. 1855 II), C/1858 L1 (this one), and C/1864 R1 (a.k.a. 1864 I).''
'Comet Donati', or 'Donati's Comet', formally designated 'C/1858 L1' and '1858 VI', was a comet named after the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati who first observed it on June 2, 1858. The comet is considered a non-periodic comet. After the Great Comet of 1811, it was the most brilliant comet that appeared in the 19th century. It was also the first comet to be photographed. It was nearest the Earth on October 10, 1858.

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See also

★ C/1857 V1 (a.k.a. 1857 VI), Comet Donati-van Arsdale

★ C/1864 O1 (a.k.a. 1864 III), Comet Donati-Toussaint

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★ JPL DASTCOM Comet Table