Comet Donati, formally designated as C/1864 R1, is a parabolic comet discovered in 1864. It was the last of five comets discovered by Italian astronomer, Giovanni Battista Donati. This comet might be the potential parent body of the Gamma Normids meteor shower (alongside C/1893 U1).
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