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DN,
I agree that list is is a bit arbitrary and there are lot of errors/omissions. Just adding to DN’s comments where are the Great Comets of 1947, 1948, 1957 (Both of them!) and 1962 (Seki-Lines)? Hyakutake was definitely brighter than mag 0 and Comet 1861 J1 (Tebbutt) was probably closer to mag -2 to -3 in a dark sky.
Just noticed new recent observations put the comet at mag -2 to -2.5, not sure how reliable they are. But it sure is getting bright!
Terry
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