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halley's comet
a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986. -
apparition
An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. -
coma
Someone who is in a coma is in a state of deep unconsciousness. -
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lexell
Astronomy. a comet that passed closer to the earth than any other comet (1770), but now has an orbit that is too distant from the earth for it to be observed. -
aphelion
the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun