A wards ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁Com et ▁White – O rt iz – B ole l li ▁( form al ▁design ations : ▁C / 1 9 7 0 ▁K 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁VI , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 f ) ▁was ▁a ▁bright ▁com et ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kre utz ▁S ung raz ers , ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁com ets ▁which ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁break - up ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁parent ▁com et ▁several ▁centuries ▁ago . ▁It ▁was ▁already ▁easily ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁n aked ▁eye ▁when ▁first ▁discovered , ▁and ▁reached ▁a ▁maximum ▁apparent ▁magnitude ▁of ▁+ 1 . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁ ▁Com et ▁White – O rt iz – B ole l li ▁was ▁first ▁sp otted ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 ▁by ▁Gra eme ▁White , ▁an ▁Australian ▁amateur ▁astronom er ▁in ▁W oll ong ong , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁He ▁sight ed ▁the ▁com et ▁in ▁bin oc ular s ▁shortly ▁after ▁sun set , ▁and ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁star - like ▁head ▁at ▁apparent ▁magnitude ▁ 1 - 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁short ▁tail ▁about ▁ 1 ▁degree ▁long . ▁He ▁sp otted ▁it ▁again ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 ▁by ▁n aked ▁eye ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bin oc ular s , ▁and ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁tail