Comets

Comets

A comet is a solid body orbiting the sun typically composed of rock, dust, or ice.

Contributors in Comets

Comets

Comet Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 1, was discovered on November 15, 1927, by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany. ...

Comet Crommelin

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Crommelin, also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, is a periodic comet in the solar system named after the British astronomer Andrew C. D. Crommelin who calculated its orbit in 1930. ...

Comet Grigg–Skjellerup

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Grigg–Skjellerup (formally designated 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup) is a periodic comet. Discovered in 1902 by John Grigg of New Zealand, and rediscovered in its next appearance in 1922 by John Francis ...

Comet Neujmin

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Neujmin, otherwise known as Comet Neujmin 2, is a periodic comet in the solar system discovered by Grigory N. Neujmin (Simeis) on February 24, 1916. It was confirmed by George van Biesbroeck ...

Schaumasse (comet)

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Schaumasse is a periodic comet discovered by Alexandre Schaumasse (Nice, France) on December 1, 1911 as 12th magnitude. By the end of 1912 it was recognised as a short period comet estimated to ...

Comet Brorsen–Metcalf

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Brorsen–Metcalf is a periodic comet in our solar system that was first discovered by Theodor Brorsen (Altona, Germany) on July 20, 1847, and again by Kaspar Schweizer (Moscow) on August 11, ...

Comet Kopff

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Kopff or 22P/Kopff is a periodic comet in our solar system. Discovered on August 23, 1906, it was named after August Kopff who discovered the comet. The comet was missed on its November 1912 ...