Short-period Comet

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5215. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Comets

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A comet whose period is less than 200 years, also known as a periodic comet. Comets with longer periods are termed long-period comets; these are also `periodic', but a comet can be incontrovertibly classified as periodic only when it has been observed on at least two returns. The choice of 200 years as a cut-off is a historical convenience, corresponding roughly to the length of time for which it...

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