It changes so it will next be seen in 4337
Yes
Hyakutake is a long-period comet. Before its most recent passage through the solar system, its orbital period was about 17,000 years, but the gravitational influence of the giant planets has increased this period to 102,070 years.
Halley's Comet was a periodic comet; it returns to the inner system every 76 years. Hale-Bopp is a very long-period comet; it may have been last seen in 2215 BC. That may have been Hale-Bopp's first approach to the Sun; its orbit was likely altered by close brushes with Jupiter then, and again during its last pass in 1997. Hale-Bopp's next appearance may be in or around the year 4530 AD.
Comets such as this are in long drawn out eccentric orbits around the sun. It is likely that this comet was once in a slow distant orbit around the sun, on the edge of our solar system around the orbit distance of Pluto, or further. It may then have been knocked into it's current orbit through a collision with another object.
Meteors don't have names; they are transient, burning up in the atmosphere. They are gone in a second or two. If it survives, some meteorites are given names, usually related to the location of the fall.
It's still traveling in outer space...where else could it be? And hopefully the 3 Saturn Shaped UFO's that came with it, that I observed while on Earth have finished their mission. TRUE THAT!!
Long period comet
Comet Hale-Bopp orbits the Sun. It is a very long-period comet; we expect it back in about 2200 years. Perhaps before then we'll go out and get it.
Hyakutake is a long-period comet. Before its most recent passage through the solar system, its orbital period was about 17,000 years, but the gravitational influence of the giant planets has increased this period to 102,070 years.
Halley's Comet was a periodic comet; it returns to the inner system every 76 years. Hale-Bopp is a very long-period comet; it may have been last seen in 2215 BC. That may have been Hale-Bopp's first approach to the Sun; its orbit was likely altered by close brushes with Jupiter then, and again during its last pass in 1997. Hale-Bopp's next appearance may be in or around the year 4530 AD.
Comet Hale-Bopp is still visible in very large telescopes; estimates indicate that it will be visible until 2030, and may be visible longer than that in the improved telescopes of ten years from now.Comet Hale-Bopp is not expected to return to the inner solar system until the year 4390.
That all depends on the comet Halley's takes about 76 years where as Hale Bopp takes about 2300 years. Its the same principle with the planets the closer the orbit the faster it goes. Some Comets like Hale Bopp come from the Oort cloud about a light year away that is why it takes so long, where as Halley's goes out round Pluto and back again.
Comets such as this are in long drawn out eccentric orbits around the sun. It is likely that this comet was once in a slow distant orbit around the sun, on the edge of our solar system around the orbit distance of Pluto, or further. It may then have been knocked into it's current orbit through a collision with another object.
Because it is one of the best known comets in the world.Comet Hale-Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) was arguably the most widely observed comet of the twentieth century, and one of the brightest seen for many decades. It was visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months.
Meteors don't have names; they are transient, burning up in the atmosphere. They are gone in a second or two. If it survives, some meteorites are given names, usually related to the location of the fall.
It's still traveling in outer space...where else could it be? And hopefully the 3 Saturn Shaped UFO's that came with it, that I observed while on Earth have finished their mission. TRUE THAT!!
That depends on where in its orbit the comet is. Near the Sun, the comet was moving VERY fast indeed, but in 1200 years or so, a few hundred AU from the Sun, it will hardly be moving at all. And then it will begin to make its long fall back into the inner solar system.
A comet with a period of 200 years or more.