C/1652 Y1
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C/1652 Y1 was a naked-eye comet observed, among others, by Jan van Riebeeck. It was first spotted on December 14, 1652, in Mexico City, by Novohispano friar Diego Rodríguez,[1] and next sighted on December 16, 1652, by Dutch observers at Pernambuco (Brazil).[2]
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