COMET 1995 O1 Hale-Bopp

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(28 Aug 95 - IAC80, M. R. Kidger)____________(26 Sep 95 - HST, Weaver & Feldman)

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(14 Oct 95 - IAC80)

Ephemeris - epoch 1997 March 13.0
Nucleus diameter = 40 km
LUNAR OCCULTATION - 8 May 1996
SOLAR ECLIPSE - 9 March 1997
HERE is how COMET WEST looked in 1976.