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COMET C/2004 Q2 (MACHOLZ)

Comet Machholz, formally designated C/2004 Q2, is a long-period comet visual discovered by Donald Machholz on August 27, 2004. It reached naked eye brightness in January 2005. Unusual for such a relatively bright comet, its perihelion was farther from the Sun than the Earth's orbit.

Article of discovery of comet C/2004 Q2 (MACHOLZ) by Macholz himself