All newsEducate

Science

C/1864 O1 (Donati–Toussaint)

9/3/2026

Comet Donati–Toussaint, formally designated as C/1864 O1, is a non-periodic comet co-discovered by Italian astronomers, Giovanni Battista Donati and Carlo Toussaint in July 1864.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “C/1864 O1 (Donati–Toussaint)” →

Comet Donati–Toussaint, formally designated as C/1864 O1, is a non-periodic comet co-discovered by Italian astronomers, Giovanni Battista Donati and Carlo Toussaint in July 1864.

---

This article is an automated import of the Wikipedia article "C/1864 O1 (Donati–Toussaint)", available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2F1864_O1_(Donati%E2%80%93Toussaint) . Text is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.