Mcnaught
//məkˈnɔːt// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable
- 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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