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Halley's Comet Edmond Halley was the first to realize that the comets observed in 1531, 1607, and 1682 were really one comet (now called Halley's Comet) that moved around the Sun in an elongated elliptical orbit (see Figure 5.5). He predicted that the peanut-shaped comet would reappear in 1757. It appeared in March 1759 (attractions to Jupiter and Saturn delayed its trip by 618 days) More recent appearances of Halley's Comet were in 1835, 1910, and 1986 It is expected again in 2061.
The nucleus of Halley's Comet is relatively small (15 km long, 8 km, wide, and 8 km thick). It has a low
At its closest point, the comet is
a. 1000 m/s
b. 8000 m/s
c. 20,000 m/s
d. 40,000 m/s
e. 800,000 m/s
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