Halley's Comet

Summary

Halley's Comet is a Halley-type comet^[1]. It draws 5,535 Wikipedia views per month (halley_type_comet category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Halley's Comet's instance of is recorded as Halley-type comet^[3].
• Halley's Comet's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[4].
• Halley's Comet's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• Halley's Comet's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ancient Greece^[6].
• Edmond Halley is named after Halley's Comet^[7].
• Halley's Comet's Commons category is recorded as Comet Halley^[8].
• Halley's Comet's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• Halley's Comet's child astronomical body is recorded as Eta Aquariids^[10].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1982 U1^[11].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1982i^[12].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1909 R1^[13].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1909c^[14].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1835 P1^[15].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1835 III^[16].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1758 Y1^[17].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1759 I^[18].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1682 Q1^[19].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1682^[20].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1607 S1^[21].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1607^[22].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1531 P1^[23].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1531^[24].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1456 K1^[25].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1456^[26].
• Halley's Comet's provisional designation is recorded as 1P/1378 S1^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Halley-type comet^[3], periodic comet^[4], and near-Earth object^[5].

Origins

Edmond Halley is named after Halley's Comet^[7].

Influence

Things named for Halley's Comet include Hailey Bieber^[28], a businessperson^[29], b. 1996^[30], of United States^[31]; Halley-type comet^[32], an astronomical object type^[33]; and Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi^[34], a taxon^[35].

Why It Matters

Halley's Comet draws 5,535 Wikipedia views per month (halley_type_comet category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Hailey Bieber^[28], a businessperson^[29], b. 1996^[30], of United States^[31]; Halley-type comet^[32], an astronomical object type^[33]; and Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi^[34], a taxon^[35].