English: This image shows Minor Planet (4015) = Comet Wilson–Harrington on a blue- (12 min) plate, obtained on November 19, 1949, with the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar. The image was enhanced at the ESO photographic laboratory in Garching in order to better show the tail.
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This image shows Minor Planet (4015) = Comet Wilson–Harrington on a blue- (12 min) plate, obtained on November 19, 1949, with the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar. The image was enhanced at the ESO photographic laboratory in Garching in order to better show the tail.