EC: COMET
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
262
Concept definition:
A <
SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY
> that orbits a <
STAR
> in a highly elliptical path and, when in the vicinity of that <
STAR
>, usually has a bright hazy head and a long more diffuse tail; comet [
SOED
, "comet", A.1].
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