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What is a comet's average distance from the sun?
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What is the average distance of a comet from the sun?
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How far is Hayley's comet from the sun?
Hayley's comet is not always the same distance from the sun. This is because it has an elliptical orbit. When the comet is closest to the sun the ice begins to burn up forming the tail.
Where does a comet have the most potential energy?
A comet has the most potential energy at its farthest point from the sun (aphelion) in its elliptical orbit. At this point, the comet's gravitational potential energy is maximized due to the distance from the sun being at its greatest.
What is the distance from Halley's comet to the sun?
45000 km (367 mi)
Which phase change results in the formation of the tail of a comet?
upon the distance of the sun as it heats up and releases the material on the comet
How long does it take a comet to orbit the sun with an distance of 1 AU?
The same as the Earth
What point in its orbit does the comet have the greatest potential energy?
A comet has the greatest potential energy at its farthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion. At this location, the gravitational pull of the Sun is weaker, and the comet is at its maximum distance from the Sun. As the comet moves closer to the Sun in its elliptical orbit, its potential energy decreases while its kinetic energy increases due to the gravitational attraction.
If If the orbit of a comet is 500 times the distance between Pluto and the sun which region is it in?
keiper belt
What is the average distance of Comet Halley from the sun?
At it's furthest point from the sun Halley's comet is about 4.5 light hours away (1/2000 of a light year) At the moment it is about 3.5 light hours away. At it's furthest point it is just inside the orbit of Pluto.
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.
