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Significant Comets
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Comet Wild 2
Orbital period: 6.39 years, Last appearance: 2016, Next appearance: 2022
Comet Hale-Bopp
Orbital period: roughly 2520 years, Last appearance: 1997, Next appearance: Approximately 4519
Comet Encke
Orbital period: 3.3 years, Last appearance: 2020, Next appearance: 2023
Comet McNaught
Orbital period: about 92,600 years, Last appearance: 2007, Next appearance: Approximately 94600
Halley's Comet
Orbital period: 75-76 years, Last appearance: 1986, Next appearance: 2061
Comet Hyakutake
Orbital period: about 17,000 years, Last appearance: 1996, Next appearance: Approximately 19000
Comet Lovejoy
Orbital period: about 600 years, Last appearance: 2011, Next appearance: Approximately 2611
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
Orbital period: Fragmented, no longer exists, Last appearance: 1994 (collision with Jupiter)
Comet Swift-Tuttle
Orbital period: 133 years, Last appearance: 1992, Next appearance: 2126
Comet Borrelly
Orbital period: 6.8 years, Last appearance: 2015, Next appearance: 2022
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