KERALA PSC / ASTRONOMY / COMETS / NOTES
KERALA PSC / ASTRONOMY / COMETS / NOTES
· Comet is small solar system body that moves usually in a
very elongated orbit around the Sun. When comets come close to Sun, they
display a visible coma (a thin temporary atmosphere) and sometimes a tail.
· The biggest comet is Centauri 2060 Chiron. It was
discovered in 1977. Its diameter is 113 miles.
· There are nearly 10000 comets in our solar system
· Shoemaker Levy -9 is the name given to the comet which collided
with Jupiter in 1996
· Halley’s comet is seen every 76 years. It will reappear
in AD 2062. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1705
KERALA PSC / ASTRONOMY / COMETS / NOTES
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