编辑“︁C/2018 V1”︁（章节）

==發現歷史==
共有三位業餘天文學家發現這顆新彗星：[[唐納德·梅克赫茲]]在美國亞利桑那州，[[藤川繁久]]與[[岩本雅之]]在[[日本]]分別發現<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/11/14/amateur-astronomers-discover-a-bright-new-comet/|title=Amateur Astronomers Discover a Bright New Comet|date=2018-11-14|last=Phillips|first=Tony|work=Spaceweather.com|access-date=2018-11-16|archive-date=2018-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215813/https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/11/14/amateur-astronomers-discover-a-bright-new-comet/|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Dickinson2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.universetoday.com/140493/new-comet-v1-machholz-fujikawa-iwamoto-takes-observers-by-surprise/|title=New Comet V1 Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto Takes Observers by Surprise|last=Dickinson|first=David|date=2018-11-16|work=Universe Today|access-date=2018-11-16|archive-date=2018-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215916/https://www.universetoday.com/140493/new-comet-v1-machholz-fujikawa-iwamoto-takes-observers-by-surprise/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。這三位業餘天文學家觀測的結果，產生的彗星名字是梅克賀茲-藤川-岩本<ref name="Dickinson2018" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/new-comet-c-2018-v1-machholz-fujikawa-iwamoto/|title=New comet C/2018 V1 Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto|date=2018-11-14|last=Chambó|first=José J.|work=Sky & Telescope|access-date=2018-11-16|archive-date=2018-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117022305/https://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/new-comet-c-2018-v1-machholz-fujikawa-iwamoto/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

在美國的梅克賀茲使用的是18.5英寸的[[反射式望遠鏡]] <ref name="Dickinson2018" />。

[[File:C2018 v1-orbit.png|thumb|left|12月初通過近日點的位置在水星軌道上方。]]
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