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Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Of course, all comets around the sun are coming under the family of planets but with large eccentricity. But we would like to differentiate them because of that large eccentricity.
The Oort Cloud
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elongated elliptical orbits around the sun
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
Comets in the solar system follow elliptical orbits around the Sun.
yes yes Yes, comets and asteroids usually follow elliptical orbit.
No, comets do.
It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.
in an elliptical (oval) orbit around the sun, with its tail pointing in the oposite direction of the sun.
Of course, all comets around the sun are coming under the family of planets but with large eccentricity. But we would like to differentiate them because of that large eccentricity.
Comets travel in highly elliptical orbits. See link for more.
The Oort Cloud
Oort cloud comets
Comets are balls of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. The orbits of comets are different from those of planets - they are elliptical. A comet's orbit takes it very close to the Sun and then far away again.