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Holmes comet

LC control no.sh 85061507
LC classificationQB723.H7
Geographic headingHolmes comet
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Variant(s)17P/Holmes (Comet)
Comet 17P/Holmes
Comet Holmes
See alsoComets
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Special noteThis heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision.
Found inKronk, G.W. Comets : a descriptive catalog, 1984: p. 265 (Holmes. While engaged in observing the Andromeda Galazy on Nov. 7, 1892, Mr. Edwin Holmes (London, England) discovered this comet and described it as a round, nebulous mass 5 arcmin in diameter.)
Wikipedia, Oct. 17, 2007 (17/P Holmes: a periodic comet in our solar system discovered by Edwin Holmes on Nov. 6, 1892 whilst conducting regular observations of the Andromeda Galaxy.)