Talk:C/1963 A1 (Ikeya)

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Did you know... that the comet C/1963 A1 (Ikeya) was discovered by 19-year-old amateur astronomer Kaoru Ikeya using a self-made telescope?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 22:31, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that comet C/1963 A1 (Ikeya) was discovered by 19-year-old amateur astronomer Kaoru Ikeya using a self-made telescope? Source: "Discovery of a new comet by a 19-year-old Japanese amateur astronomer on January 2, 1963, brought the first addition in eight months to the list of new comets. Kaoru Ikeya found a diffuse object of twelfth magnitude about 3° southwest of π Hydrae while observing with an 8-inch reflector he made him-self." Roemer, Elizabeth (April 1963). "COMET NOTES". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 75 (443): 199–201. doi:10.1086/127932. ISSN 0004-6280. JSTOR 40673982. S2CID 250743275.
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Created by C messier (talk). Self-nominated at 17:27, 11 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/C/1963 A1 (Ikeya); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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@C messier: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:23, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]