Comet Hyakutake (C/1996 B2)
About Comet Hyakutake
It was discovered by the Japanese comet hunter Yuji Hyakutake on 1996 Jan. 30. The comet passed the Earth within 15 million km on Mar. 25 and reached the perihelion on May 1st, 1996 at the perihelion distance of 30 million km.
Astronomy Picture of the Day (March 24, 1996)
Astronomy Picture of the Day (March 23, 1996)
Vidnost kometa iz Slovenije - written in Slovene
Comet Pages Available on CD-ROM
Information about copyrights.
Hyakutake Images
April 1996, 14 - 21
April 1996, 1 - 13
March 1996, 16 - 31
March 1996, 1 - 15
February 1996

Hyakutake Images Taken by Italian Observers
- outstanding photos, taken on the night of comet closest approach to Earth

Hyakutake Color Gallery - finest true colour images
Hyakutake Color Gallery
Hyakutake Observations
Hyakutake Observations
Ephemeris for comet Hale-Bopp (1995 O1)
March - May 1996
Selected comparison stars for Hyakutake visual magnitude estimates
Image

1996 March 28
High resolution color image

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