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Halley's Comet is currently a little beyond the orbit of Neptune.
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∙ 6y agohow did comet halleys get its name from
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What does the halleys comet revolve around?
Around the earth and past the sun.
Is halleys comet part of the solar system?
Yes. Halley's Comet is a comet that orbits our sun, and the definition of "Part of the solar system" is 'Any object that orbits our sun.'
When a comet is close to the sun is it faster or slower than when it is far away from the sun?
The comet enters the sun's orbit with a constant velocity.
Why does Halleys comet travel through our solar system regularly?
Halley's comet is in orbit round the sun. Its orbit time is about 75 years, but as the orbital path is long and narrow, most of that is spent far out where we cannot see it. We see it for a few months when it is near the sun.
Why does halleys comet appear?
Halley's comet appears because it is a comet that orbits the Sun. It as a highly elliptical (oval) orbit which makes it seem to fly out of the solar system and back.
Does Halleys comet orbits earth in an elongated ellipse?
The Orbit of Comet Halley is an elongate ellipse, yes, but it does not orbit earth - it orbits the sun.
Were does a comet tail face?
Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.Same as any other comet: away from the Sun.
What direction does the tail of a comet point in relation to the sun?
Away from the sunThe Tail of a Comet always points Away from the Sun.
Is the head of the comet on the opposite side of the comet from sun?
No. The tail of the comet points away from the sun.
Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
All comet tails point away from the Sun.
What happens when comets are far from the sun?
As the comet moves farther away from the sun, the tail begins to diminish, as the heat and solar wind pressure on the cometary nucleus decreases. Far away from the sun, near the most distant point in it's orbit, the ices in the nucleus are frozen, and the comet is quiet.
Do comet tails face the sun?
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
