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Halley's comet takes 5 years to complete an orbit. true or false

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Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75โ€“76 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human lifetime. Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.

Orbits: Sun

Orbital period: 75.27 years

Orbital distance: 1.65 billion miles

Discoverer: Edmond Halley

Meteor showers spawned: Eta Aquariids ยท Orionids

Star system: Solar System

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false. depending on the size. You do not have enough info.
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