Halley's Comet
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Halley's Comet
Summary
Halley's Comet is a Halley-type comet[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 Halley-type comet[28], an astronomical object type[29]; Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi[30], a taxon[31]; and Hailey Bieber[32], a businessperson[33], b. 1996[34], of United States[35].
Why It Matters
Halley's Comet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Halley-type comet[28], an astronomical object type[29]; Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi[30], a taxon[31]; and Hailey Bieber[32], a businessperson[33], b. 1996[34], of United States[35].