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Notable comets

2060 Chiron
Large, ringed 200km centaur/comet with 50-year orbit
Comet Hale–Bopp
Long-Period Comet
Comet Hyakutake
Comet that passed close to Earth in March 1996
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Comet that collided with Jupiter
Halley's Comet
Short-period comet visible every 75–77 years
Kreutz sungrazer
Family of comets