KnowraLong-period cometLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Long-period comet, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 3Related 1Narrower topic 2Compared with 1Oort cloudBroader topic: Perturbations of Oort-cloud objects can place them on these elongated orbits.Jupiter-family cometCompared with: Its distant source and long orbit contrast with the family’s Jupiter-controlled, short-period paths.Comet nucleusBroader topic: Its nucleus may have spent most of its history in the distant Oort cloud.Jan OortBroader topic: Oort’s model explained these comets as bodies perturbed inward from great distances.Comet Hale–BoppNarrower topic: Hale–Bopp’s highly elongated orbit takes it thousands of years to return.Comet HyakutakeNarrower topic: Hyakutake belongs to this orbital class, whose members return only after long intervals.Hills cloudRelated: Comets from distant reservoirs can enter the inner Solar System on long-period orbits.