2007年7月,中国台湾的林启生在鹿林天文台拍摄了一批星空照片,通过网络发送给广东天文爱好者叶泉志,在照片查阅过程中,叶泉志意外地发现了一个星图外的未知天体,这是颗从未被观测到的新彗星。由于原始照片是在台湾鹿林天文台拍摄,因此这颗编号为C/2007N3的彗星拥有了一个永久的中国名字——鹿林彗星。 In July 2007, a number of photos of the sky were taken at Lulin Observatory by Lin Qisheng from Taiwan, China, and sent to the astronomy enthusiast of the country, Ye Quanzhi, through the Internet. During the course of the photo review, Ye Quanzhi accidentally discovered an unknown celestial body outside the star map Is a new comet that has never been observed. Since the original photograph was filmed at the Lulin Observatory in Taiwan, the C-2007N3 comet has a permanent Chinese name, comet Lulin.