Comets

Comets

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

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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 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. ...

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 Giacobini–Zinner

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Giacobini–Zinner (official designation: 21P/Giacobini–Zinner) is a periodic comet in our solar system. It was discovered by Michel Giacobini from (Nice, France), who observed the comet in the ...

Comet Neujmin

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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 ...

Westphal (comet)

Astronomy; Comets

Westphal is a periodic comet in our solar system, originally discovered by the German astronomer J. G. Westphal (Göttingen, Germany) on July 24, 1852. It was independently discovered by the American ...

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 ...