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池谷・関彗星 (いけやせきすいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

池いけ谷や・関せき彗すい星せい

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Meanings

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Comet Ikeya-Seki

A famous sungrazing comet discovered in 1965 by Kaoru Ikeya and Tsutomu Seki.

池いけ谷や・関せき彗すい星せいは1965年ねんに発はっ見けんされた大だい彗すい星せい

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Comet Ikeya-Seki is a great comet discovered in 1965.

Kanji

池pond, cistern, pool
谷valley
関connection, barrier, gateway
彗comet, broom
星star, spot, dot

Written forms

池いけ谷や・関せき彗すい星せい
Standard spelling with interpunct.
池いけ谷や関せき彗すい星せい
Variant without interpunct.

Etymology

Named after its discoverers, Japanese amateur astronomers Kaoru Ikeya (池谷) and Tsutomu Seki (関).