cometary
Like a comet
Cometary means relating to or characteristic of comets.
The term appears in astronomical contexts: cometary debris, cometary orbit, cometary tail.
A cometary trajectory is elongated and elliptical, swinging close to the sun before retreating to the outer solar system.
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- HalleyAstronomer's surname, comet fame
- KuiperOuter solar system region
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
celestial · cosmic · nebula · telescope · observatory · astronomy · astrophysics · stargazing
Frozen or unfriendly
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- outgassingReleasing trapped gas
dust · debris · nucleus · ammonia · methane · rocky · porous · pristine
Rear animal appendage
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- streakUnbroken series
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- glowingGiving off steady light
apparition · spectacle · brightness · magnitude · naked-eye · binocular · fuzzy · diffuse
Conic section curve
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
- trajectoryPath of moving object
period · hyperbolic · parabolic · perturbation · inclination · gravitational · revolution · Kepler
asteroid
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- HalleyAstronomer's surname, comet fame
- KuiperOuter solar system region
interstellar · celestial · cosmic · nebula · telescope · observatory · astronomy · astrophysics · stargazing · skywatching
icy
Frozen or unfriendly
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
outgassing · dust · debris · nucleus · ammonia · methane · rocky · porous · pristine · primordial
tail
Rear animal appendage
glowing · apparition · spectacle · brightness · magnitude · naked-eye · binocular · fuzzy · diffuse · sunward
ellipse
Conic section curve
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
trajectory · period · hyperbolic · parabolic · perturbation · inclination · gravitational · revolution · Kepler · long-period
cometaryplanetary
Of or relating to worlds
stellar · asteroidal · solar · lunar · terrestrial
cometaryplanetary
Of or relating to worlds
fixed · stationary · circular · stable · regular
cometaryfixed
Restored or immovable
permanent · stationary · stellar · constant