Halley's Comet: A Spectacular Return Journey
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Halley's Comet, the famous periodic comet, will reach aphelion, its most distant point from the Sun, on December 9th. At this point, the comet will be 35.14 AU (almost 3.3 billion miles) from the Sun, beyond the orbit of Neptune. It will be too far away to be observed by amateur or professional telescopes. Halley's Comet is known for its historical significance and will next reach perihelion in 2061.
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