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comets are given the designation reflecting the date of discovery of the comet.
they were named by their discoverers with certain guidelines about what constitutes a discovery and how many discoverers may be named.
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What are the names of the two other large asteroids?
juno and bamberga
Who gave comets there names?
Taylor Owsianyk did
What are some names of comets?
Halley, halle-bopp, linear,
What comets names start with the letter h?
haley Hale bop
Comets and stars?
Comets are small bodies of rock and ice which are in a highly eccentric orbit around the sun, which is a star. There are thought to be other comets orbiting other stars, but we would not be able to detect them from earth.
Where do comets get their names?
earth
What are the names of the two other large asteroids?
juno and bamberga
Who gave comets there names?
Taylor Owsianyk did
How many comets are there on planet Neptune?
There are no comets on Neptune because Neptune is a planet and comets are, well, comets. They have nothing to do with each other.
What are some names of comets?
Halley, halle-bopp, linear,
What comets names start with the letter h?
haley Hale bop
What do comets orbit other then the sun?
The comets in our Solar System orbit our Sun. Presumably, a comet could be trapped by a planet, so that it orbits that planet; and presumably, there are also comets around other stars.
Comets and stars?
Comets are small bodies of rock and ice which are in a highly eccentric orbit around the sun, which is a star. There are thought to be other comets orbiting other stars, but we would not be able to detect them from earth.
How many comets does Mars have?
There are no comets that orbit the planet Mars. Comets, some, orbit the sun. Mars on the other hand does have two moons, Phobos and Deimos.
Do comets revolve around other planets?
The revole around the sun
What is the point of origin for Halley comet?
it is the time when the tail is facing the north of the other comets like this <halleys tail is north of the other comets when they go > this way
Does solar flares give comets their tail?
No, comets have tails due to solar radiation subliming ices and other volatile substances into a temporary atmosphere that is tail shaped due to the comets velocity.
