Comets

Comets

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

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Hartley (comet)

Astronomy; Comets

Hartley 1, also known as Hartley 1, is a periodic, Jupiter family comet in our solar system. On 29 April 2164 the comet will pass 0.487 AU (72,900,000 km; 45,300,000 mi) from Earth.

Comet Machholz, formally designated C/2004 Q2, is a long-period comet discovered by Donald Machholz on August 27, 2004. It reached naked eye brightness in January 2005. Unusual for such a relatively ...

Comet Kowal

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Kowal, also known as Kowal 1, is a periodic comet in the solar system.

Comet Takamizawa

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Takamizawa is a periodic comet in the solar system. On 28 June 2188 the comet will pass about 0.27 AU (40,000,000 km; 25,000,000 mi) from Earth.

Russell's comet

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Russell, also known as Russell 3, is a periodic comet in the solar system. It was discovered by Kenneth S. Russell in 1983.

Howell's comet

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Howell is a periodic comet in the solar system. On 11 September 2031 the comet will pass 0.0750 AU (11,220,000 km; 6,970,000 mi) from Mars.

Comet Bus

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Comet 87P/Bus was discovered by Schelte J. Bus in 1981 on a plate taken with the 1.2m UK Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring, Australia. The discovery was announced in IAU Circular 3578 on March 4, ...