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Where is halley's comet now?

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As of 2015 August 05, Comet 1P (Halley) is 34 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun -- a bit over 5 billion km out. As seen from the Earth, it would be in the constellation of Hydra. Comet Halley is still moving outward in its orbit, and will not reach its aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) until 2025. read more

Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 74–79 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and the only naked-eye comet that might appear twice in a human lifetime. read more

Halley's Comet. Halley's comet is probably the most well known of all the comets. It approaches the Sun every 75-76 years and and its visits may have been recorded as early as 467 BC. It was Edmond Halley who (in 1705) was able to deduce that various historic comet sightings were in fact all of a single comet. read more

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