Mother of Dragons' comet

About Mother of Dragons’ Comet

It is officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.
It is a ‘Halley-type’ comet with an orbital period of roughly 71 years and a nucleus approximately 30 km wide.
Composition: Itis composed of ice, dust, and rocky material. When it approaches the Sun, heat causes the ice inside the comet to turn from solid to gas.
It is classified as a Jupiter-family comet, meaning its orbit is influenced by Jupiter’s gravitational pull.
It typically reaches perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) around the orbit of Mars and can become visible to observers on Earth during its close approach.
Its closest approach to Earth will occur in June 2024.

Key facts about Comets

Comets are ancient cosmic icebergs. They are roughly 4.6 billion years old and formed at the same time as the Sun, Earth and the other planets.
They are made of dust and ice, which partly goes from solid to gas when the comet is warmed by the Sun.

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Q1:What is Halley’s Comet?

It is also known as 1P/Halley, is the most well known comet in the Solar System. As a periodic (or short-term comet) it has an orbital period that is less than 200 years, and has therefore been observed more than once by people here on Earth over the centuries.

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