Halley's Comet
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Halley's Comet, also known as 1P/Halley[1], is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 74 to 79 years.[2] It is believed to be the only comet that can appear around twice in a human lifetime[3]. The last pass of Halley's Comet was in 1986 and will re-appear in 2061.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1P
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171123064132/http://cometography.com/pcomets/001p.html, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1986JRASC..80...62Y, https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fmnras%2F197.3.633
- ↑ http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/comets.html
- ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1P;orb=1
