Dark comet
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Dark comets are a class of asteroids that exhibit some behavior consistent with comets, but do not grow a comet's tail or produce a coma, making them visually appear as asteroids. They are distinguished from other asteroids by their non-gravitational acceleration, which causes them to deviate from their expected orbital path. Dark comets were first identified as a distinct class of objects in 2023. They mostly fall into two families, the outer dark comets, and the inner dark comets, which are distinguished by their size and orbital characteristics.
Dark comets are a class of asteroids that exhibit some behavior consistent with comets, but do not grow a comet's tail or produce a coma, making them visually appear as asteroids. They are distinguished from other asteroids by their non-gravitational acceleration, which causes them to deviate from their expected orbital path. Dark comets were first identified as a distinct class of objects in 2023. They mostly fall into two families, the outer dark comets, and the inner dark comets, which are distinguished by their size and orbital characteristics.
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