Comets

Comets

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

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Stephan–Oterma comet

Astronomy; Comets

Stephan–Oterma (also known as Comet Stephan–Oterma) is a periodic comet discovered in January 1867, by Jerome Coggia at Marseilles Observatory, France.

Ashbrook–Jackson (comet)

Astronomy; Comets

Ashbrook–Jackson is a periodic comet in our solar system. The comet nucleus is estimated to be 5.6 kilometres in diameter.

Comet Arend–Roland

Astronomy; Comets

Comet Arend–Roland was discovered on November 8, 1956, by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend and Georges Roland on photographic plates. As the eighth comet found in 1956, it was named Arend–Roland ...