January 17, 1786

In 1786, Comet Encke was discovered, a periodic comet that keeps coming back.

Comet Encke carries the name of Johann Franz Encke, and its discovery is credited to Pierre Méchain, Caroline Herschel and Jean-Louis Pons. The Taurids come from this comet, which goes around the Sun about once every 1,208 days.

Sources for this text: Wikidata, Q166940, Wikidata, Q311022, Wikidata, Q76948, Wikidata, Q453723, Wikidata, Q57294, Wikidata, Q32334, Wikidata, Q525

Source: Wikidata, Q166940

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