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What's up with the orbits of comets ?
For example, take a look at the hale bopp comet orbit,
All objects here are obviously kept in their orbit due to Sun's gravitational pull, I guess.
Comet seems to have orbital center somewhere else.
Questions are :
*what is keeping a comet in a specific orbit
*chances comet will bump into a planet in a Solar system
*what's up with the eliptical orbit , is that comet specific and planets have circular
*how come gravity of the Sun and of other planets is not able to change comets orbit
For example, take a look at the hale bopp comet orbit,
All objects here are obviously kept in their orbit due to Sun's gravitational pull, I guess.
Comet seems to have orbital center somewhere else.
Questions are :
*what is keeping a comet in a specific orbit
*chances comet will bump into a planet in a Solar system
*what's up with the eliptical orbit , is that comet specific and planets have circular
*how come gravity of the Sun and of other planets is not able to change comets orbit