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The distance of a comet from the sun varies greatly. Much more so than for any of the planets, in fact. Comets orbit the sun in long, long eliptical orbits. The orbits of comets can take them from the inner planets outward to space far beyond the orbits of the outer most planets.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agothe difference between the comet and a sun is that a comet is a piece of rock and is constantly moving and the sun is all ways centered in one spot the sun i also a lot bigger and is a burning planet it is the hottest in the universe or you can call it a giant star but it is not the biggest there are bigger ones that a 150 times bigger than our solar system
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∙ 11y agoComets, like all stellar objects orbit the sun. The difference between comets and other stellar bodies is that their orbits are very elliptical. As they approach the sun, their distance from the sun lessens (and they display a "tail" of vaporized water and other substances). Comets typically pass within one AU (Astronomical Unit, 92,955,807.3 miles) and move back out to the distance of the Kuiper Belt (30 to 50 AU) or beyond. There is no standard orbit that all comets follow. Some follow the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system in which the planets orbit), but some orbit irregularly. Comets are divided into two categories: short-period (200 year or less orbits) and long-period (greater than 200 year orbits). Many long-period comets are believed to originate within the Oort Cloud (3,000 to 100,000 AU from the Sun).
In short, comets can be at any time from within 1 AU to 100,000 AU from the Sun.
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∙ 9y agoThey are at all distances, in principle, but on average they are further out than the Earth. When they come close to the Sun they move fast and swing out again quickly.
Some comets spend most of their time much further out than Neptune.
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∙ 15y agohow far are comets from the sun how far are comets from the sun
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∙ 14y agoThe comet is 6,963 miles away from the sun
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∙ 11y agoA comet with a period of 1000 years moves in a highly elongated, elliptical orbit about the Sun.
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Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Do comets orbit the sun in irregular paths?
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
Do comets revolve around other planets?
The revole around the sun
Are the brightest comets those closest to the sun or those farthest from the sun?
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
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 are comets and the sun related?
comets orbit the sun
How far is a comet from the Sun?
Always changing, and no two comets are the same. Some comets, like Halley's Comet, don't come too close to the Sun each pass, and don't get all THAT far away; between 0.5 and about 30 AU, for Halley. Other comets go a REALLY long way out; hundreds, perhaps even thousands of AU out from the Sun. And of course, there have been at least six comets observed, so far this year, to actually fall INTO the Sun and be destroyed.
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.
Do comets orbit asteroids?
No. Comets orbit the sun.
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.
Do comets and meteors both orbit the sun?
no only comets.
What did Isaac Newton discover about comets?
that comets circle the sun
Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Do five or several comets circle the Sun a year?
actually several comets circle the sun a year!
Do comets orbit the sun in irregular paths?
Comets go around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
Does the sun have any comets?
NO
