- cometary tail
- хвост кометы
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
cometary — comet ► NOUN ▪ a celestial object moving around the solar system, consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a diffuse tail. DERIVATIVES cometary adjective. ORIGIN Greek kom t s long haired star … English terms dictionary
Comet tail — Diagram of a comet showing the dust trail, the dust tail (or antitail) and the gas tail. NASA … Wikipedia
Coma (cometary) — The comet Ikeya Zhang exhibiting a bright, condensed coma (March 2002) In astronomy, a coma (from the Greek κόμη, hair ) is the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet. It is formed when the comet passes close to the Sun on its highly… … Wikipedia
International Cometary Explorer — Infobox Spacecraft Name = ICE (ISEE 3) Caption = ICE (ISEE 3) Organization = NASA, ESA Major Contractors = Mission Type = Earth/Moon L1 libration point orbiter, Giacobini Zinner Comet Halley flyby Satellite Of = Sun Launch = August 12, 1978… … Wikipedia
comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… … Universalium
Comet Hyakutake — C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) Comet Hyakutake captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on April 4, 1996, with an infrared filter. Discovery and designation … Wikipedia
Kreutz Sungrazers — The Kreutz Sungrazers (pronEng|ˈkrɔɪts) are sungrazing comets of a particular family. They are believed to be fragments of one large comet that broke up several centuries ago and are named for the astronomer Heinrich Kreutz, who first… … Wikipedia
7968 Elst–Pizarro — 133P/Elst–Pizarro Discovery Discovered by M. R. S. Hawkins and R. H. McNaught[1] and/or S. J. Bus [2] (as 1979 OW7) as well as Eric W. Elst and G … Wikipedia
133P/Elst-Pizarro — Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 name=7968 Elst Pizarro 133P/Elst Pizarro discoverer=M. R. S. Hawkins and R. H. McNaught [http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpec/J96/J96R07.html MPEC 1996 R07] ]… … Wikipedia
Provisional designation in astronomy — is the naming convention applied to astronomical objects immediately following their discovery. The provisional designation is usually superseded by a permanent designation once a reliable orbit has been calculated. In the case of asteroids, so… … Wikipedia
Great Comet of 1843 — Infobox Comet name=C/1843 Dl discoverer= discovery date=February 5, 1843 designations=Great Comet of 1843, Great March Comet, 1843 I, 1843 D1 epoch=2394259.411 semimajor=64 AU perihelion=.005527 AU aphelion=129 AU eccentricity=0.999914 period=515 … Wikipedia