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Most comets travel around the Sun in elliptical paths. The time it takes a comet to make a complete orbit is called its period. Some comets have short periods of less than seven years. Others travel in such huge orbits that they pass near the Sun only once in thousands or even millions of years. As of 1995, 878 comets have been catalogued and their orbits at least roughly calculated. Of these 184 are periodic comets (orbital periods less than 200 years); some of the remainder are no doubt periodic as well, but their orbits have not been determined with sufficient accuracy to tell for sure. No comets seem to have approached the Sun from beyond the limits of the solar system. Therefore, all comets seen by astronomers are considered part of the solar system.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoEverything in orbit around the sun is on an elliptical path. The Earth, the other
planets, the asteroids, and the periodic comets. The only difference is that the
orbits of the planets are less 'eccentric' ... closer to circular ... and the orbits of
most comets are more eccentric ... longer and skinnier.
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∙ 15y agoMost of the time the comet does orbit the sun, but in some cases, the comet melts or hits the planets.
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∙ 12y agoan elliptical path
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What did comet halley do?
Halley's Comet orbits around the sun.
What body forms a tail as it approaches the sun?
Comets are celestial objects that have tails and move around the sun. When a comet is moving toward the sun, its tail points toward the sun.
What is the path of comet around the sun called?
It is called an orbit. A comet has an eccentric or parabolic orbit.
The tail of a comet always points away from the sun because of?
The tail of the comet always points away from the sun because, the comet rotates around the sun, also, it would not be able to face the sun because of the EXCRUCIATING HEAT! I love my family .
A chunk of ice that travels around the sun it has a head and a tail?
comet
Does a comet have to have two sun's to go around for it to orbit?
Considering that comets are pretty common objects in the solar system and that we have one sun only, it's obvious that a comet needs just one sun, or star, to go around.
What did comet halley do?
Halley's Comet orbits around the sun.
What do comet orbit?
The Sun
What body forms a tail as it approaches the sun?
Comets are celestial objects that have tails and move around the sun. When a comet is moving toward the sun, its tail points toward the sun.
What is the correct term for the halo light around a comet?
The Coma is the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet. It is formed when the comet passes close to the Sun.
When did Halley's comet most recently pass around the sun?
Halley's Comet is still orbiting the Sun. It was close to Earth in 1986.
What is the shape of a comet's orbit around the sun?
oval
What path around the Sun does the comet follow?
An orbit
What shape is the orbit of a comet around the sun?
oval
What does the halleys comet revolve around?
Around the earth and past the sun.
What is the path of comet around the sun called?
It is called an orbit. A comet has an eccentric or parabolic orbit.
What is a mixture of rock and ice that travels around the sun?
Comet!
