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2 unusual facts about Kreutz Sungrazers


Kreutz Sungrazers

A study by Brian Marsden in 1967 was the first attempt to trace back the orbital history of the group to identify the progenitor comet.

The comet is sometimes referred to as Tewfik, after Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt at the time.



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