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It is difficult to pin down a comet's orbit all that precisely; we have a difficult enough time predicting the MONTH, much less the second. There are many small and unseen objects in the outer solar system that can perturb the orbit of a comet and cause it to be either early or late returning to the Sun.

Halley's Comet has a period of about 76 years, and should be visible in 2061. But there is a (very tiny) chance that it will hit something in the darkness of space far beyond Pluto and never be seen again.

Who knows? Perhaps by that time, we'll be able to catch it and put it in the Smithsonian.

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