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As close as they want - including crashing into it. Gravity and inertia control their orbits.
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Do comets orbit Jupiter?
Comets orbit 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.
What are made of ice and dust they look like they have a tail when they go close to the sun?
Those astronomical objects are called comets.
What is the ice and dust that orbits the sun?
The particles of dust and ice that orbit the sun are called comets. They are small solar system bodies which when close enough to the sun, they display a temporary atmosphere.
Do comets have their own light?
No. The light we see from comets is reflected sunlight. Comets are composed of ice and dust, and do not give off any radiation, visible or otherwise. Because of their high ice content, and the water vapor they trail as they travel toward the sun, they are highly reflective.
Does Mercury's close proximity to the Sun create bright comets?
No. Mercury has nothing to do with comets. Comets are objects that orbit the sun independent of the planets.
When comets occasionally come close to the sun creating a bright?
Earth
Comets are invisible except when they are near what?
when it gets close to the atmosphere
How does comets tail develop?
They get two close to the sun and some breaks off.
How are comets and the sun related?
comets orbit the sun
How close do comet to the earth?
Comets have their own orbits in our solar system around the sun. They don't come close to the earth.
Do comets orbit Jupiter?
Comets orbit 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.
What effect the sun has on comets?
The sun's gravity holds comets in their orbits.The sun's radiation heats comets causing vaporization of their ices.The sun's solar wind blows vaporized ice and dust particles away from the comets forming the tail.The sun's visible light reflects from the comet and its tail, making them visible.The sun's magnetic field deflects ions in the tail, causing separation into two tails - the dust tail and the ion tail.If a comet comes too close to the sun, the comet will hit the sun and be destroyed.
Do comets orbit asteroids?
No. Comets orbit the sun.
What are made of ice and dust they look like they have a tail when they go close to the sun?
Those astronomical objects are called comets.
What is the ice and dust that orbits the sun?
The particles of dust and ice that orbit the sun are called comets. They are small solar system bodies which when close enough to the sun, they display a temporary atmosphere.
