THE COMET

THE COMET

1. A comet is a celestial body made up of dust, rocks and ice particles that orbit around the Sun following different elliptical paths.

2. The comet is moving at a speed of 112,000 kilometers per hour and will accelerate to 188,800 kilometers per hour when it reaches, on February 9, the perihelion of its orbit around the Sun, the closest point to the star.

3. Comets can develop two tails (tails) as they travel closer to the Sun: a straight tail of gas and a curved tail of dust. The gas tail is created by the solar wind, whose magnetic fields push the gas away from the comet's coma.

4. Halley's Comet, officially named 1P/Halley, is a large, bright comet that orbits the Sun every 75-76 years on average. It is one of the best known and brightest of the comets.

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