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Long period comets (orbits of more than 200 years) are thought to have originated in the Oort cloud.
Comets are classified based on the length of their orbital period and their origin. Short-period comets have orbital periods less than 200 years, while long-period comets have longer orbital periods. Comets can also be classified based on their composition and physical characteristics, such as size and brightness.
Comets can be classified into two main types: short-period comets, which have orbits of less than 200 years and originate from the Kuiper Belt; and long-period comets, which have orbits of more than 200 years and originate from the Oort Cloud. Additionally, there are also sungrazing comets, which pass extremely close to the Sun.
Long-period comets have periods of over 200 years.The longest would probably be somewhere around a million years (comparable to the orbital periods of objects in the Oort cloud); much longer than that, and it will go away far enough to be captured by the gravitational field of other stars.
Comets that complete their orbits in less than 100 years are known as short-period comets. These comets typically originate from the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune filled with icy bodies. Their orbits are more circular and less eccentric compared to long-period comets, which can take thousands of years to complete an orbit. An example of a short-period comet is Halley's Comet, which has an orbital period of about 76 years.
Short period comets have a period of less than 200 years Long period comets have a period of more than 200 years.
Long period comets originate in the Oort Cloud.
long period comet
they have long elliptical orbits
Long period comets (orbits of more than 200 years) are thought to have originated in the Oort cloud.
Long period comets originate in the Oort Cloud.
Possibly hundreds of thousands of years.
Comets are classified based on the length of their orbital period and their origin. Short-period comets have orbital periods less than 200 years, while long-period comets have longer orbital periods. Comets can also be classified based on their composition and physical characteristics, such as size and brightness.
Comets can be classified into two main types: short-period comets, which have orbits of less than 200 years and originate from the Kuiper Belt; and long-period comets, which have orbits of more than 200 years and originate from the Oort Cloud. Additionally, there are also sungrazing comets, which pass extremely close to the Sun.
Long-period comets have periods of over 200 years.The longest would probably be somewhere around a million years (comparable to the orbital periods of objects in the Oort cloud); much longer than that, and it will go away far enough to be captured by the gravitational field of other stars.
Long-period comet
1,000,000 days is 2,737.9 years.