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What is the comets name that hit Jupiter?
sun grazer is the name of a comet that crashes into the sun
How far away is Halley's comet from the sun?
Halley's Comet is currently a little beyond the orbit of Neptune.
What is the name of the path of a comet around the sun?
asteroid belt
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.
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is?
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is closest to the sun, as the sun's heat causes the comet's icy surface to vaporize, creating a bright glowing tail that streams away from the comet.
Which is the largest the earth the sun or the a comet?
The sun is the largest out of the three and then the earth and then a comet.
What is the name of the comet that orbits the sun in your solar system?
Any comet visible from earth is in orbit around the sun. If the orbit is closed (elliptical), the comet will return after some period of time. If the orbit is open (parabolic or hyperbolic), the comet will escape the solar system and never return to the neighborhood.
How does the sun create a tail on a comet?
The sun creates a tail on a comet because of solar radiation and solar wind on the nucleus of the comet. A comet is an icy body that is seen when it passes close to the sun.
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
A comet's tail is always pointed away from the Sun due to the solar wind. As the comet moves closer to the Sun, solar radiation and solar wind push the dust and gas away from the comet, creating the tail that appears to extend ahead of the comet in its orbit.
What is a sun-grazing comet?
it is a comet that comes super close to the sun. Or that collides with it and disinagrates.
Name an example of a system in your solar system?
sun,astroids, meteor, comet etc.
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.
