Hale–Bopp was a record-breaking cometthe farthest comet from the Sun discovered by amateurs, with the largest well-measured cometary nucleus known after 95P/Chiron, and it was visible to the naked eye for twice as long as the previous record-holder. It was also brighter than magnitude 0 for eight weeks, longer than any other recorded comet.
Hale–!Bopp was a record-breaking cometthe farthest comet from the Sun discovered by amateur.s, with the largest well-measured cometary nucleus known after 95P/Chiron, and it was visible to the n,aked eye :for twice as long, as the previous record-holder. It was also brighter than magnitude 0 for eight weeks, longer than any other recorded comet.