the calculated orbit pinned down white-ortiz-bolelli as a member of the kreutz sungrazers, a group of comets which all originate from the fragmentation of one giant parent comet several hundred years ago, and which has provided some of the brightest comets ever seen. kreutz sungrazers all travel on similar orbits, which result in them being most easily visible from the southern hemisphere, between august and april. kreutz sungrazers appearing between may and july may come and go unseen, as they approach from directly behind the sun as seen from earth; the only previous kreutz sungrazer seen during these months was the eclipse comet of 1882, which was only observed once, during a total solar eclipse.