McNaught

Meaning

Proper Noun

• comet starsystem, Solar System. A rare comet which was visible to the naked eye, in the southern hemisphere in 2007. The first great comet of the 21st century, and brightest comet in about half-a-century.

Related

Similar words

• Great Comet of 2007
• Comet McNaught / McNaught's Comet
• C/2006 P1 / C/2006 P1 (McNaught) / C/2006 P1 McNaught

Broader meaning words

• comet
• great comet
• Solar System

Origin

• From Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan.
• The comet was named after its discoverer, astronomer Robert H. McNaught, who discovered it in 2006.