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= Yuji Hyakutake
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Yuji Hyakutake (百武 裕司) is a Japanese astronomer and amateur comet discoverer, notable for his discovery of the comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) in January 1996. This comet gained significant attention due to its brightness and close approach to Earth, becoming one of the brightest comets in the late 20th century.