A comet that's bound to the sun and appears periodically is in an elliptical orbit.
A comet that whizzes through the solar system only once and then leaves
for good is in a hyperbolic orbit.
If the comet is periodic but with an exceptionally long period ... thousands
of years e.g. ... then we can't tell, from the small part of its orbit that we can
see, whether it's elliptical or hyperbolic.
I'm PRETTY SURE that a comet is a sphere-like shape with lots of craters in it, sort of like the moon.
A comet has like a small round head with two tails coming out from it. The longest tail is called the ion tail. and the small tail is called the dust tail.
No. While the orbits of the planets are nearly circular, comet orbits are much more elongated.
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All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, moons (which are also in orbit around their respective planets), dust particles, interplanetary gas.
the asteroid belt, the kuiper belt, and the oort cloud.
Thousands inluding the 8 planets, the dwarf planets, the asteroids in the asteroid belt, and comets.
The shape of a comet's orbit is called an ellipse. This shape is a sort of narrowed circle and comets move in this shape around the sun.
Comets.
comets crash into all planets!Planets don't have comets. Planets have moons. Comets orbit the sun
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Comets are made of ice (frozen water and gases) and dust that for some reason didn't get incorporated into planets when the solar system was formed. The shape of a comet's orbit is oval or egg shaped, the scientific term for it is elliptical.Read more about Comets by nineplanets.org
Planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, moons (which are also in orbit around their respective planets), dust particles, interplanetary gas.
Asteroids, Comets
the asteroid belt, the kuiper belt, and the oort cloud.
Comets have sharply turning, elliptical, oval-like orbits, as opposed to the rounder, more circular shape of a planet's orbit
Yes.
Comets are small solar system bodies that orbit around the Sun. They are not planets because NASA said so.
No. Comets are much smaller than planets, are irregular in shape, and have highly eccentric orbits.