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A comet near the sun whose orbit is elliptical would never be near the sun again?
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It would approach the sun again, but not for a long period of time, until it has gone through the rest of its elliptical orbit.
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What is an icy ball that has a very elliptical orbit around the sun?
a comet
What small body that follows a highly elliptical orbit around the sun?
Comet
How do the orbits of comets differ from the orbits of most asteroids?
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.
What is the difference between the earth's orbit and a comet's orbit?
The Earth orbits in the plane of the ecliptic in an ellipsoidal orbit that is nearly circular. Comets orbits are highly elliptical and mostly out of the plane of the ecliptic.
Do comets orbit in the shape of a planets orbit?
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.
What is a usual type of orbit of a comet?
elliptical
Why is a comet orbit considered a cycle?
A comets orbit is considered a cycle because a comet circles back in an elliptical orbit.
Why is a comet's orbit considered a cycle?
A comets orbit is considered a cycle because a comet circles back in an elliptical orbit.
What is the name of the comet that orbits the sun in your solar system?
Any comet visible from earth is in orbit around the sun. If the orbit is closed (elliptical), the comet will return after some period of time. If the orbit is open (parabolic or hyperbolic), the comet will escape the solar system and never return to the neighborhood.
What orbit does a comet have?
Orbits move in very elongated elliptical orbits.
What is an icy ball that has a very elliptical orbit around the sun?
a comet
What does a longer orbit mean?
Having an elliptical orbit means there is a point for each comet where it is a comet's orbit can be changed over many years by gravity, until it is long and thin.
Why is a comets orbit considered a cycle?
A comets orbit is considered a cycle because a comet circles back in an elliptical orbit.
What small body that follows a highly elliptical orbit around the sun?
Comet
What does Halley's comet orbit besides the sun?
Halley's Comet orbits the Sun, in an elliptical path. It doesn't orbit anything else.
Shape of a comet's orbit?
Comets' orbits are elliptical, like all orbiting bodies.
What is the orbit of a comet?
Comets in the solar system follow elliptical orbits around the Sun.
