Comets have been passing through the solar system since historical times. But no comet could have 'passed over' the US before 1776
Halley's comet
Year of the Comet was created on 1992-04-24.
Comet Hyakutake was first discovered by astronomers in the year 1996. It is believed that the comet will not be seen again for at least another 70,000 years.
The first "certain" appearance of Halley's Comet is from 240 BC, in the Chinese chronicle Records of the Grand Historian or Shiji, which describes a comet that appeared "in the east and moved north".
I definitely know its not halleys comet
Halley's Comet has been visible over the New Year, during several passes. Halley's Comet is generally visible for a few months during each pass. See the link for the known first-sighting dates.
In the year 2061 it is scheduled to pass by earth.
Halley's comet
10 years from the year 2012
there are astronomical charts for this, and you haven't specified a year.
a long term comet is over 1 year a short term comet is from 0-3 months
The Halley's comet was named after Edmond Halley, the English astronomer who was the first to determine the comet's periodicity. He first sighted it in 1705.
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The duration of Year of the Comet is 1.52 hours.
Year of the Comet was created on 1992-04-24.
Comet Hyakutake was first discovered by astronomers in the year 1996. It is believed that the comet will not be seen again for at least another 70,000 years.
Halley's Comet actually comes around every year. Humans enjoy loooking at the beautiful light show. The reason why Halley's Comet is so famous is that light show was the first comet seen that was reecorded.