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Are the brightest comets those closest to the sun or those farthest from the sun?
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∙ 12y ago
Closest because the comets get brighter as it gets closer to the sun. Comets don't produce light for they are made of ice dust and rock
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In what region are most comets at?
We generally believe that comets with orbits of 200 years or less, traveling in the ecliptic plane, come from the Kuiper Belt. Those comets with longer orbits, or that travel at angles to the ecliptic plane, come from the Oort Cloud.
When did Comet Crash happen?
The current belief of virtually all astronomers is that comets were "specks" of leftover detritus from the formation of our solar system. Being the lightest of those "specks", they orbit the sun at the farthest distance - the Oort cloud, estimated to be about a light year from our sun. Note, though, that in this usage, "speck" means a ball of dirt laced with ices that's about 3 to 10 kilometers wide.
How do comets form the oort could differ from those found in the kuiper belt?
No one cares.
How long does it take for a meteoroid to orbit the sun?
It varies depending on the asteroid's orbit. Most main-belt asteroids have semi-major axes of 2.1 to 3.3 astronomical units (AU), corresponding to orbital periods of about 3 to 6 years. The closest asteroid to the sun has an orbital period of just under 5 months. The farthest asteroids have semi-major axes of about 5.4 AU, corresponding to orbital periods between 12 and 13 years. Beyond this, asteroid-like objects will have compositions more like those of comets.
Which group has elements that rarely react?
the noble gases to not like to react, look to the farthest right column for those
Are the brightest comets those closest to the sun or those farthest from the sun why?
neptune is the farthest planet and mercury is closet planet
what The largest and brightest galaxies are those that contain _____.?
quasars.
The largest and brightest galaxies are those that contain?
quasars.
What color is epsilon sagittari?
blue those are the brightest stars
What are the closet comets to orbit the sun?
Those that do not survive the encounter.Generally, names given by their discoverers do not last because they, as objects, do not survive. Exceptional cases occur. Halley and Shoemaker-Levy for instance.Many, many objects in our solar system collide with the sun.So the closest are those that collide and are consumed by the sun
What is it meant by apogee and perigee?
Both of those words refer to points in the orbit of an earth satellite ... the moon or any artificial satellite. Apogee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is farthest from the earth. Perigee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is closest to the earth.
What are the comets that go through the solar system?
All visible comets go through the solar system. Those that return periodically have elliptical orbits with the sun as one of the foci. Those that do not usually have hyperbolic orbits with the sun as a focus.
In what region are most comets at?
We generally believe that comets with orbits of 200 years or less, traveling in the ecliptic plane, come from the Kuiper Belt. Those comets with longer orbits, or that travel at angles to the ecliptic plane, come from the Oort Cloud.
What is the country in Europe that is the farthest north?
Norway, Sweden, and Finland are the three countries in Europe that are the farthest North. If you look at a map Norway is the farthest North out of those three, but only by a small chunk of land.
When did Comet Crash happen?
The current belief of virtually all astronomers is that comets were "specks" of leftover detritus from the formation of our solar system. Being the lightest of those "specks", they orbit the sun at the farthest distance - the Oort cloud, estimated to be about a light year from our sun. Note, though, that in this usage, "speck" means a ball of dirt laced with ices that's about 3 to 10 kilometers wide.
When will there be another comet coming by?
Comets appear when they do; they don't run on a schedule. Hundreds of amateur comet hunters are watching the skies every day. In fact, several new comets have been seen this year; unfortunately, those comets have fallen into the Sun.
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.
