Halley

Halley — comet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Halley in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The comet that proved comets return. Recorded since 240 BC, painted into the Bayeux Tapestry, and waiting near the orbit of Neptune right now — scrub time to 2061 to watch it fall sunward and grow its tail.

Nucleus

~15 × 8 km

Period

~75 years

Last perihelion

February 1986

Next perihelion

28 July 2061

Visited

Giotto, Vega 1 & 2 (1986)

Designation

1P — the first periodic comet

Explore Halley in 3D

Cosmoscope places Halley in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.