Comet · Long-period comet
Hale–Bopp
C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp)
- Type
- Long-period comet
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Overview
Scientific overview
Hale–Bopp is a long-period comet in orbit around The Sun.
Gallery
Comet Hale-Bopp 1995O1
An image of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), taken on April 04, 1997 with a 225mm f/2.0 Schmidt Camera (focal length 450mm) on Kodak Panther 400 color slide film with an exposure time of 10 minutes; the field shown is about…
E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria (https://sternwarte.at) · CC BY-SA
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- WIKIMEDIA
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.