Comets

Comets

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

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Comets

Also known as Comet Pons–Winnecke is a periodic comet in the solar system. Jean Louis Pons (Marseille) originally discovered the comet on June 12, 1819, it was later rediscovered by Friedrich August ...

Comet d'Arrest

Astronomy; Comets

Also known as d'Arrest's Comet or Comet d'Arrest is a periodic comet in the Solar System, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. It passed 0.15124 AU (22,625,000 km; 14,059,000 mi) from the Earth on ...

Tempel 2 (comet)

Astronomy; Comets

Tempel, also known as Tempel 2, is a periodic comet in our solar system. The comet nucleus is estimated to be 10.6 kilometres in diameter with a low albedo of 0.022. The most favourable apparition of ...

Biela's Comet

Astronomy; Comets

Biela's Comet or Comet Biela (official designation: 3D/Biela) was a periodic comet first recorded in 1772 by Montaigne and Messier and finally identified as periodic in 1826 by Wilhelm von Biela. It ...

Tempel 1 (comet)

Astronomy; Comets

Tempel 1 (official designation: 9P/Tempel), is a periodic comet discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1867. It currently completes an orbit of the Sun every 5.5 years. Tempel 1 was the target of the Deep ...