The Comet of 1729, also known as C/1729 P1 or Comet Sarabat, was a non-periodic comet with an absolute magnitude of −3, the brightest ever observed for a comet; it is therefore considered to be the largest comet ever seen.
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“By being seldom seen, I could not stir
But like a comet I was wondered at.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)