Humason, Comet
Comet Humason 1962 VIII on 29 May 1962. Photograph by E. Roamer with 40-inch reflector at US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff station, Arizona.
Comet Humason (1961e) is a long-period comet discovered by Milton Humason in 1961. It reached an absolute magnitude of +1.35 (the tenth brightest on record) and is believed to have a period of about 2,900 years.
