UNIVERSE
COMETS
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Question
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What type of comets have an orbit of less than 200 years?
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Short period comets
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Long period comets
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Short life comets
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Long life comets
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There are two categories of comet, based on the amount of time they take to orbit the Sun. Short-period comets take less than 200 years, and long-period comets take over 200 years, with some taking 100, 000 to 1 million years to orbit the Sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -Long-period comets (which take more than 200 years to orbit the Sun) probably come from the Oort Cloud, which is sometimes described as a “cometary reservoir."
Detailed explanation-3: -Other famous short-period comets include Comet Encke, Comet Swift-Tuttle and Comet Giacobini Zinner.
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