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Mcnaught

//məkˈnɔːt// name

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  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A comet in Solar System. A rare comet which was visible to the naked eye, in the southern hemisphere in 2007. The first great comet of the 21st century, and brightest comet in about half-a-century. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan. The comet was named after its discoverer, astronomer Robert H. McNaught, who discovered it in 2006.

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