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Why is a comet visible for only a short portion of its orbit around the sun?
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∙ 12y ago
because the comet can't stay in the suns pull and the Earth pulls it for a short time
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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.
What is the path of comet around the sun called?
It is called an orbit. A comet has an eccentric or parabolic orbit.
Different if earth had an orbit like that of a comet?
our earth would be then fried, becasue the orbit of a comet orbits around the sun which cause the comet to be insanely high. which in one case would fry our earth if our orbit was near the sun
What is the path of a comet around the sun?
The path of a comet around the sun would depend on its mass, speed, and trajectory. It a comet enters the sun's gravitational field at the correct trajectory and speed, it would fall into a roughly circular orbit.
Why is a comet orbit considered a cycle?
A comets orbit is considered a cycle because a comet circles back in an elliptical orbit.
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.
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 path of a comet around the sun CALLED?
An orbit
Is Haley's comet coming in 2009?
Halley's Comet is following its long orbital path. It is currently a little past the orbit of Neptune, and is not visible.
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 do comet orbit?
The Sun
Different if earth had an orbit like that of a comet?
our earth would be then fried, becasue the orbit of a comet orbits around the sun which cause the comet to be insanely high. which in one case would fry our earth if our orbit was near the sun
What space curiosity occurs every 76 years?
Halley's Comet returns to the part of its orbit visible from Earth.
How does the elliptical orbit of comets affect their appearance?
Invisible to our eyes, ionic "winds" are constantly blowing away from the sun. As a comet passes in a long, elliptical orbit, its tail is pushed away from the sun by these solar winds. Since most of the visible part of the comet is its tail, this is a very visible effect. Of course, there is no air resistance in the vacuum of outer space, a comet's orbit will not make it more elongated, smooth, etc.
What is an icy ball that has a very elliptical orbit around the sun?
a comet
