Asteroid / Comet
Sungrazing Comet
A comet that flies through the Sun's outer atmosphere.
Comets whose orbits pass extremely close to the Sun, often disintegrating during perihelion passage.
Overview
Comets whose orbits pass extremely close to the Sun, often disintegrating during perihelion passage.
See also
Comets
Dirty snowballs from the outer Solar System.
Centaur Object
An icy small body roaming the outer planets.
Scattered Disc Object
An icy body on a highly eccentric outer-system orbit.
Short-period Comet
A comet with an orbital period under 200 years.
Long-period Comet
A comet from the Oort Cloud.
Halley-type Comet
A short-period comet with a long, tilted orbit.