Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

which comet does a 73 year orbit around the sun

  1. Hales bopp

  2. Hales comet

  3. great comet 1864

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Halley's Comet (often misspelled as Hales) has an orbital period that averages about 76 years, though it varies between 74 and 79 years. It is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye.

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