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Which planet was thought to be a comet?
Uranus was initially mistaken for a comet by William Herschel in 1781 when he first observed it through a telescope. It was later confirmed to be a planet due to its consistent orbit and lack of a visible coma or tail, typical of comets.
Which planet is the source of light that makes a comet visible?
From Earth it would be the Sun, which, however not a planet, but a star
Put the following in size order smallest first. Comet. Sun. Asteroid. Planet and moon?
The generally accepted order would be Comet, Asteroid, Moon, Planet, Sun. However, there is considerable overlap in sizes among asteroids and moons. Some of the moons of Saturn are fairly small, and the moons of Mars are both smaller than the average asteroid.
What is a small spherical object that orbiting the sun?
A small spherical object orbiting the sun would be called a planet, asteroid, or comet, depending on its characteristics and orbit.
What is a super comet?
A super comet is a theoretical concept referring to a comet that would have an unusually large nucleus and/or a highly elliptical orbit that brings it close to the Sun. These super comets could potentially be much larger and more spectacular than typical comets. However, no super comet has been observed to date.
Which planet was thought to be a comet?
Uranus was initially mistaken for a comet by William Herschel in 1781 when he first observed it through a telescope. It was later confirmed to be a planet due to its consistent orbit and lack of a visible coma or tail, typical of comets.
Which planet is the source of light that makes a comet visible?
From Earth it would be the Sun, which, however not a planet, but a star
What would happen if the moon rotated?
It would spin out of earths orbit. And most likely hit a planet, star, comet, or keep on going.
Put the following in size order smallest first. Comet. Sun. Asteroid. Planet and moon?
The generally accepted order would be Comet, Asteroid, Moon, Planet, Sun. However, there is considerable overlap in sizes among asteroids and moons. Some of the moons of Saturn are fairly small, and the moons of Mars are both smaller than the average asteroid.
What do you call a rocky object that revolves around the sun but is too small to be considered a planet?
it is called an asteroid. it can also be called a mini planet.
What is a small spherical object that orbiting the sun?
A small spherical object orbiting the sun would be called a planet, asteroid, or comet, depending on its characteristics and orbit.
What is a super comet?
A super comet is a theoretical concept referring to a comet that would have an unusually large nucleus and/or a highly elliptical orbit that brings it close to the Sun. These super comets could potentially be much larger and more spectacular than typical comets. However, no super comet has been observed to date.
What size comet could destroy earth?
Answer 1: The comet would have to be the size of Mars. Answer 2: To literally destroy the entire planet of Earth, breaking it up into fragments, yes, the above answer may be true. However, any asteroid or comet of 1 kilometer diameter or more would give us serious troubles. And at 5 kilometers wide, would certainly end our civilization, if not quite us. Past that, we would all die, as would all life. Well, most all life bigger than microbes.
What one is bigger Halley's comet or Ceres?
Ceres is bigger than Halley's comet. Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter with a diameter of about 590 miles, while Halley's comet has a nucleus estimated to be about 6 miles wide.
Will you be able to see Encke comet with your eye?
I would say not because of the comet's course and trajectory of the comet you would need a good telescope to see it.
Spherical body that orbits the sun but shares its orbits with other bodies?
A small body that orbits the sun would be either an asteroid or comet. Comets are composed of rock, minerals and ice. They sometimes have tails at the end that extend tens of millions of miles.
What year did halley find his comet?
Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.
