Comet Donati–van Arsdale, formally designated as C/1857 V1, is a parabolic comet co-discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati and Robert van Arsdale a few hours apart on 10 November 1857. It was calculated to have a retrograde trajectory around the Sun.
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