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Comets
A comet is a solid body orbiting the sun typically composed of rock, dust, or ice.
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Chernykh (comet)
Astronomy; Comets
Chernykh is a periodic comet which was first discovered on August 19, 1977, by Nikolaj Stepanovich Chernykh. In 1992, 101P/Chernykh was observed to split. JPL concluded that the comet split in April ...
Comet Machholz
Astronomy; Comets
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 ...
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.
Russell's comet
Astronomy; Comets
Russell, also known as Russell 3, is a periodic comet in the solar system. It was discovered by Kenneth S. Russell in 1983.
Comet Kowal
Astronomy; Comets
Kowal, also known as Kowal 1, is a periodic comet in the solar system.
Comet Lulin
Astronomy; Comets
Comet Lulin (official designation C/2007 N3 (Lulin), Traditional Chinese:鹿林彗星) is a non-periodic comet. It was discovered by Ye Quanzhi and Lin Chi-Sheng from Lulin Observatory. It peaked in ...