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Image title	Comet West was discovered in photographs by Richard West on August 10, 1975. It reached peak brightness in March 1976. During its peak brightness, observers reported that it was bright enough to study during full daylight. Despite its spectacular appearance, it did't cause much expectation among the popular media. The comet has an estimated orbital period of 558,000 years.
Source	European Southern Observatory
Credit/Provider	J. Linder/ESO
Short title	Comet West, 1976
Usage terms	Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license
Date and time of data generation	23:18, 3 December 2009
Keywords	Comet West
Contact information	http://www.eso.org/ Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany