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Halley-type comet and parent body of the Perseid meteors
Comet Swift–Tuttle (formally designated 109P/Swift–Tuttle) is a large periodic comet with a 1995 (osculating) orbital period of 133 years that is in a
Comet_Swift–Tuttle
Index of articles associated with the same name
Comet Swift or Swift's Comet, may refer to any of the 9 comets discovered by American astronomer, Lewis A. Swift, below: C/1877 G2 (Swift) C/1878 N1 (Swift)
Comet_Swift
Prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteors are
Perseids
Hyperbolic comet
Comet Swift, also known as C/1899 E1 from its modern nomenclature, is a hyperbolic comet that became visible to the naked eye in early 1899. It is one
C/1899_E1_(Swift)
Natural object in space that releases gas
passes through the orbit of Comet Swift–Tuttle. Halley's Comet is the source of the Orionid shower in October. Many comets and asteroids collided with
Comet
Comet which was not detected during its most recent perihelion passage
predicted the 1992 return of the once-lost periodic comet Swift–Tuttle. There are a number of reasons why a comet might be missed by astronomers during subsequent
Lost_comet
Time between earliest and latest observations of a Solar System body
low as 0.7. With an observation arc of 257 years, the uncertainty in Comet Swift–Tuttle's closest approach to Earth on 5 August 2126 is about ±10 thousand
Observation_arc
Periodic comet with 9 year orbit
64P/Swift–Gehrels is a periodic comet in the Solar System which has a current orbital period of 9.23 years. It was originally discovered on 17 November
64P/Swift–Gehrels
Lost comet
D/1895 Q1 (Swift) is one of 13 comets discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. A Jupiter-family comet, it was last seen in February 1896 and
D/1895_Q1_(Swift)
Periodic comet
11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR is a periodic comet roughly 1 km in diameter with a 5.95-year orbit around the Sun. At the perihelion passage on 9 November 2026
11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR
Parabolic comet
Comet Brooks–Swift, also known as C/1883 D1 by its modern nomenclature, is a non-periodic comet that was visible telescopically to Earth in the early
C/1883_D1_(Brooks–Swift)
Permanent scale model of the Solar System
passing through a block of glass. Comet Swift-Tuttle is placed at Kreativum, a science center in Karlshamn. The comet's orbit is closest to the Globe in
Sweden_Solar_System
(October 3, 2003). "1P/Halley past, present and future orbital elements". Comet Orbit. "NASA – 2006 Transit of Mercury". Eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Archived
List of future astronomical events
List_of_future_astronomical_events
1993 novel by Arthur C. Clarke
period for the novel (2109) was inspired by the contemporary view that Comet Swift-Tuttle had a high probability of impact with Earth in 2126. The Library
The Hammer of God (Clarke novel)
The_Hammer_of_God_(Clarke_novel)
Meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle
(/ˈliːənɪdz/ LEE-ə-nidz) are a prolific annual meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle, and are also known for their spectacular meteor storms that
Leonids
Comet that had a close encounter with Mars in 2014
Comet Nuclei from Remote Observations". arXiv:2304.09309 [astro-ph.EP]. "NASA's Swift Satellite Tallies Water Production of Mars-bound Comet". Swift satellite
C/2013_A1_(Siding_Spring)
Long-period comet
C/1892 E1 (Swift) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 7 March 1892. The comet became visible with naked eye. The comet was discovered
C/1892_E1_(Swift)
together, using en dashes where possible. For example, Comet Swift–Tuttle was found first by Lewis Swift and then by Horace Parnell Tuttle a few days later;
Naming_of_comets
times, great comets caused worldwide fear, considered bad omens foreboding disaster and turmoil; for example, the 1066 passage of Halley's Comet depicted
Observational history of comets
Observational_history_of_comets
Topics referred to by the same term
and dust cloud Perseids, a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle HMS Perseus, any of several ships of the Royal Navy USNS Perseus
Perseus_(disambiguation)
American astronomer (1820–1913)
visually. Swift discovered or co-discovered a number of comets, including periodic comets 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR, 64P/Swift-Gehrels, and 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Lewis_A._Swift
Periodic comets numbered by the Minor Planet Center
numbered comets (1P–513P). There are 441 Jupiter-family comets (JFCs), 50 Encke-type comets (ETCs), 15 Halley-type comets (HTCs), five Chiron-type comets (CTCs)
List_of_numbered_comets
Canadian amateur astronomer (1942–2025)
Newtonian telescope and ST-6 CCD camera to take multiple exposures of Comet Swift–Tuttle from his home in Sooke, British Columbia, sharing the images with
Jack_B._Newton
Halley-type comet
short-period comets with known diameters and perihelion inside the orbit of Earth, C/2001 OG108 is the second largest after Comet Swift–Tuttle. Observations
C/2001_OG108_(LONEOS)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
peaking in activity between 9 and 14 August each year. Associated with Comet Swift–Tuttle, they have been observed for about 2,000 years. The September
Perseus_(constellation)
Halley-type comet
definition of Halley-type comets, which have an orbital period between 20 and 200 years. Its orbital period is similar to comet Swift-Tuttle, the parent body
C/1917_F1_(Mellish)
Interstellar comet in 2025
is an interstellar comet discovered on 1 July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) station. The comet follows an unbound
3I/ATLAS
Great Comet of 2020
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE
Comet_NEOWISE
Topics referred to by the same term
either of these comets: 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR 55P/Tempel–Tuttle This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Comet Tempel. If an
Comet_Tempel
Periodic comet
54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT is a periodic comet in the Solar System first discovered by Father Francesco de Vico (Rome, Italy) on 23 August 1844. It has become
54P/de_Vico–Swift–NEAT
Australian cricketer and coach
John Swift (born 30 October 1970) is a cricket coach and former List A cricketer who played for the ACT Comets in the Mercantile Mutual Cup. Swift comes
Jason_Swift
Liturgical commemorations of the Patron Saint of Peasants
Lawrence on August 10. This meteor shower, caused by debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle entering Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, creates bright streaks
Feast_of_Saint_Lawrence
American astronomer and writer
of comets has led to the linking of several comets to older apparitions. This includes linking periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle to Chinese comets seen
Gary_W._Kronk
Jupiter-family comet
period comet 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR will pass 0.401 AU (60.0 million km) from Earth on 11 November 2026. F. L. Whipple (1981). On Observing Comets for Nuclear
10P/Tempel
Oort cloud comet
Minor Planet Center on 24 September. Observations by Swift in January 2013 suggested that Comet ISON's nucleus was around 5 kilometers (3 mi) in diameter
Comet_ISON
20th episode of the 6th season of The Sopranos
"The Blue Comet" is the 85th and penultimate episode of the American crime drama The Sopranos, the eighth episode of the second half of the show's sixth
The_Blue_Comet
Comets with less than 200 year orbital periods
Periodic comets (also known as short-period comets) are comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years or that have been observed during more than
List_of_periodic_comets
Great Comet of 2007
Comet McNaught, also known as the Great Comet of 2007 and given the designation C/2006 P1, is a non-periodic comet discovered on 7 August 2006 by British-Australian
Comet_McNaught
Central part of a comet
(≈60 km), 29P (≈60 km), 109P/Swift–Tuttle (≈26 km), and 28P/Neujmin (≈21 km). The potato-shaped nucleus of Halley's Comet (15 × 8 × 8 km) contains equal
Comet_nucleus
Comets with a period of over 1,000 years
long-term orbit. List of comets by type List of numbered comets List of periodic comets List of Halley-type comets List of long-period comets List of parabolic
List_of_near-parabolic_comets
American astronomer (1870–1935)
periodic comet 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT. Category:Discoveries by Edward Swift New General Catalogue Photo of Edward Swift "Edward Doane Swift (1870-1935)
Edward_D._Swift
Topics referred to by the same term
include: Comet Catalina–NEAT 395P/Catalina–NEAT Comet de Vico–Swift–NEAT 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT Comet LINEAR–NEAT 193P/LINEAR–NEAT 204P/LINEAR–NEAT 224P/LINEAR–NEAT
Comet_NEAT_(disambiguation)
Celestial event caused by streams of meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere
proposed that meteors came from comets when he showed that the Leonid meteor shower shared the same orbit as the Comet Tempel. Astronomers learned to compute
Meteor_shower
British astronomer (1937–2010)
the 1992 return of the once-lost Comet Swift-Tuttle. In May 1993, Marsden concluded that the trajectory of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 would put it onto a course
Brian_G._Marsden
German astronomer
received his doctorate from Göttingen after determining the orbit of Comet Swift–Tuttle, which had been discovered in 1862. In 1891, he became an assistant
Friedrich_Hayn
comets (e.g. Halley's Comet), non-periodic comets (e.g. Comet Hale–Bopp), comets with no meaningful orbit (the Great Comet of 1106), and lost comets (5D/Brorsen)
List_of_comets_by_type
Halley-type comet
Comet Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. Comets with an orbital period of 20–200 years are referred to as Halley-type
12P/Pons–Brooks
Non-periodic comet
space. When SWIFT observed comet Lulin on 28 January 2009; the comet was shedding nearly 3,000 litres (800 US gal) of water each second. Comet Lulin was
C/2007_N3_(Lulin)
Topics referred to by the same term
Normid meteor shower in February. A partial reference to these other comets: 109P/Swift-Tuttle (a.k.a. 109P/-68 Q1, 109P/188 O1, 109P/1737 N1, 1737 II, 109P/1862
Comet_Tuttle
Comics character
abilities were activated after a comet passed by Earth. She is brought into Stormwatch as a rookie codenamed Swift, with her powers only partially activated
Swift_(character)
Fictional character in boys' adventure books
Comet (1966) Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid (1967) Tom Swift and His G-Force Inverter (1968) Tom Swift and His Dyna-4 Capsule (1969) Tom Swift and
Tom_Swift_Jr.
NASA space probe launched in 2005
to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by releasing an impactor into the comet. At 05:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, the Impactor
Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)
Non-periodic comet
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was a comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered by the ATLAS survey on December 28, 2019. Early predictions based on the brightening
C/2019_Y4_(ATLAS)
Branch of astronomy
Schiaparelli concluded in 1866 that the Perseid meteors were fragments of Comet Swift–Tuttle, based on their orbital similarities. The physical relation between
Dust_astronomy
Halley-type comet
as Comet Tempel–Tuttle) is a retrograde periodic comet with an orbital period of 33 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with
55P/Tempel–Tuttle
German astronomer (1821–1889)
probe Deep Impact in 2005. Other periodic comets that bear his name include 10P/Tempel and 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR. In 1861, he was awarded the Lalande
Wilhelm_Tempel
Topics referred to by the same term
The name Comet de Vico may refer to one of these comets: 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT, discovered on 23 August 1844 122P/de Vico, discovered 20 February 1846
Comet_de_Vico
Topics referred to by the same term
XXIII, 1994j) Comet Brooks may also be a partial reference to: Comet Borrelly-Brooks, C/1900 O1 (a.k.a. 1900 II, 1900b) Comet Brooks-Swift, C/1883 D1 (a
Comet_Brooks
Aviation fuel
assigned to Swift Enterprises Ltd Lowe, Debbie (November 7, 2007). "Permit required for tree activity in Delphi". Carroll County Comet. Flora, Indiana
Avgas
The following tables list all minor planets and comets that have been visited by robotic spacecraft. A total of 19 minor planets (asteroids, dwarf planets
List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft
List_of_minor_planets_and_comets_visited_by_spacecraft
books in the various Tom Swift book series. All books are credited to the pseudonym Victor Appleton (or, in the case of the Tom Swift Jr. series, Victor Appleton
List_of_Tom_Swift_books
Bright binary Vestian asteroid
discoverer of comets, Tsuruhiko Kiuchi (born 1954), who is known for the rediscovery of the periodic Perseid Comet Swift–Tuttle, a previously lost comet (also
5481_Kiuchi
Battery electric city car
of the Air EV called the MG Comet EV was launched in India by MG Motor. 2023 MG Comet EV Plush (India) Interior "MG Comet EV 90km/charge for India revealed"
Wuling_Air_EV
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo
It was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 22nd of May, 1886. It was discovered while attempting to locate Winnecke's Comet. It is thought to be in a pair
NGC_3026
Small Solar System body with an orbit that can bring it close to Earth
December 30, 2024[update], 123 such objects have been discovered. Comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle, which is also the source of the Perseid meteor shower every
Near-Earth_object
Periodic comet
Comet Hartley 3 is a periodic comet with a six-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of ten comets discovered by Australian astronomer, Malcolm Hartley
110P/Hartley
Periodic comet
35P/Herschel–Rigollet (155 years), and 109P/Swift-Tuttle (133 years). Of Barnard's other two periodic comets, the first, D/1884 O1 (Barnard 1) was last
177P/Barnard
Hyperbolic comet
before Rordame made his report to Lewis A. Swift. Across the Atlantic, Mario Roso de Luna reportedly saw the comet from Logrosan, Spain on 4 July, however
C/1893_N1_(Rordame–Quénisset)
Comets that may not be orbiting the Sun
This is a list of parabolic and hyperbolic comets in the Solar System. Many of these comets may come from the Oort cloud, or perhaps even have interstellar
List of parabolic and hyperbolic comets
List_of_parabolic_and_hyperbolic_comets
American actress (born 1990)
Natasha Rostova in the Off-Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012) as well as the role of suffragist Inez Milholland in Suffs
Phillipa_Soo
Hazardous near-Earth asteroid or comet
scale. A potentially hazardous comet (PHC) is a comet which meets the definition for a PHO. Known PHCs include: 109P/Swift-Tuttle, 55P/Tempel–Tuttle, 15P/Finlay
Potentially_hazardous_object
Jupiter-family comet
apparition did. This comet was later known to be 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT in 1965 and 2002, respectively E. Roemer (1960). "Comet Notes". Publications of
15P/Finlay
video [182] Comb Jellies: Locomotion and Behavior color 8mm film loops 1969 Comets Robert L. McDonell, advisor: Dave Smith; artists: Arlene Skarani, Anthony
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
Periodic comet
63P/Wild is a periodic comet roughly 3 km in diameter with a 13.5-year orbit around the Sun. As of June 2026 the comet has a solar elongation of less
63P/Wild
Boundary in the Fossil Record Stillman, The Lifetime and Renewal of Comets Swift, Dennis L., The Rocks Begin to Speak Taylor, Ian T., Effectively Sowing
International Conference on Creationism
International_Conference_on_Creationism
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2004)
Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils
Josh_Filmon
Main-belt asteroid
Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Possible Extinct Comet (University of Arizona 2010 Dec 21) NASA's Swift and Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris (04.28
596_Scheila
Jupiter-family comet
Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of 7.25 years around the Sun. It is the only comet discovered by French astronomer, Jacqueline Ciffréo. The comet is noted
108P/Ciffréo
D-245 SF Jules Verne Off on a Comet 1957 D-246 na John Harriman The Magnate 1957 D-250 na Arthur Steuer The Terrible Swift Sword 1957 D-251 na Hamilton
List_of_Ace_single_volumes
sky survey. In comet nomenclature, the letter before the "/" is either "C" (a non-periodic comet), "P" (a periodic comet), "D" (a comet which has been
List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project
List_of_comets_discovered_by_the_LINEAR_project
Canadian Navy Town Destroyer 1,060 24 September 1940 paid off August 1945 Comet Royal Navy C ("Co") Destroyer 1,885 6 June 1945 Paid off 1958, scrapped
List of destroyers of World War II
List_of_destroyers_of_World_War_II
Periodic comet
65P/Gunn is a periodic comet in the Solar System orbiting the Sun every 6.41 years inside the main asteroid belt between the orbits of the planets Mars
65P/Gunn
Periodic comet
53P/Van Biesbroeck is a periodic comet about 7.0 km (4.3 mi) in diameter. Its current orbital period is 12.67 years. The comet was discovered by George Van
53P/Van_Biesbroeck
12, 1969 Video Space Science: Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids Fletcher Guard Watson c-11m 1987 Video Space Science: Comets, Meteors, and Planetoids Fletcher
List_of_Coronet_Films_films
Hyperbolic comet
Gordon J. Garradd. Ultraviolet observations from the Swift Observatory revealed that the comet lost about 4.0×1011 kg of ice and dust during its most
C/2009_P1_(Garradd)
American influencer and comedian (born 1999)
one week of its posting. Other reenactments included dinosaurs seeing a comet, the Last Supper, John Hancock signing the United States Declaration of
Jake_Shane
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: 11p, the shorter arm of human chromosome 11 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR, a comet IEEE 802.11p, an 802.11 wireless access protocol for vehicular environments
11P
Marsden sungrazer comet
from Earth. The comet's return was successfully observed in early June 2026 by CCOR-1 coronograph and LASCO. 55P/Tempel–Tuttle 109P/Swift–Tuttle 460P/PANSTARRS
P/1999_J6_(SOHO)
Species of hummingbird
The red-tailed comet (Sappho sparganurus) is a medium-sized hummingbird belonging to tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae, the "coquettes". It is found
Red-tailed_comet
Gamma-ray burst event of December 25, 2010
the "Christmas burst", was a cosmic explosion first detected by NASA's Swift observatory on Christmas Day 2010. The gamma-ray emission lasted at least
GRB_101225A
Queen Aleta of the Misty Isles. Prince of the Tambourine Star Princess Comet Prince Franz Charming Princess Knight He is the prince of Goldland. Prince
List_of_fictional_princes
Program to discover near-Earth objects
(recovery) of periodic comet 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT and of the high proper-motion Teegarden's Star. The C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) comet was discovered on August
Near-Earth_Asteroid_Tracking
Canadian ice hockey goaltender (born 2001)
two-way contract with the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). He split the 2022–23 season between the Comets and their ECHL affiliate, the
Isaac_Poulter
Periodic comet with 6 year orbit
(Singer-Brewster), but co-discovered comets bear the names of the co-discoverers linked by hyphens, e.g. Shoemaker-Levy 9, Swift-Tuttle, etc. In these cases,
105P/Singer_Brewster
Crater on Deimos
Swift is an impact crater on Mars's moon Deimos. It is about 3 km (1.9 mi) in diameter. Swift is named after Jonathan Swift, whose 1726 book Gulliver's
Swift_(Deimian_crater)
French astronomer
an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly: C/1873 Q1 (Borrelly) C/1877 C1 (Borrelly) C/1877 G2 (Swift-Borrelly-Block) C/1889
Alphonse_Borrelly
1920–1963 aircraft manufacturer
Mosquito multirole aircraft; and the pioneering passenger jet airliner Comet. The de Havilland company became a member of the Hawker Siddeley group in
De_Havilland
1987 film by Jack Sholder
unexpected humor that evokes comparisons to The Terminator and Night of the Comet." She added that "the movie is extremely violent. Yet so surefooted is the
The_Hidden_(1987_film)
Italian astronomer (1805–1848)
of comets in a relatively short time, including periodic comets 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT and 122P/de Vico. He also independently discovered the comet (C/1847
Francesco_de_Vico
Periodic comet
On 15 August 1970 the comet passed 0.00143 AU (214,000 km; 133,000 mi) from Jupiter. Comet Gehrels C/1972 F1 (Gehrels) 64P/Swift–Gehrels 78P/Gehrels 2
82P/Gehrels
COMET SWIFT
COMET SWIFT
Boy/Male
Hebrew
My light.
Male
African
father has come back.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Dream Come True
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
To Come Forth; To Appear
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Arrive; To Come
Female
Egyptian
, the Great One who comes.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Night-comer; Morning Star
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
One who Comes Repeatedly
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Will Come
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Comer.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Come
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Person who will Come Along
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
To Come Forth; Appear
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
To Come into Bloom; Blossom
Male
Czechoslovakian
, here comes glory.
Boy/Male
African
child that comes and goes'.
Boy/Male
African
Let it come.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Come
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb ‘comb’, referring perhaps to a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning. This was an alternative process to carding, and caused the wool fibers to lie more or less parallel to one another, so that the cloth produced had a hard, smooth finish without a nap.English : variant of Coomber.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kommer or Kammer.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud; Comet; Water
COMET SWIFT
COMET SWIFT
Boy/Male
Muslim
One has many followers
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Minnie.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhuvaneshwar | பà¯à®µà®¨à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°
Lord of the world, God of earth
Boy/Male
Greek English Arthurian Legend Welsh
Well-born. Famous bearer: Prince Eugene of Savoy; American playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, Ambition
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
God is Salvation
Girl/Female
Latin
Luminous.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Self confident
Boy/Male
Tamil
Little red talker
Boy/Male
Hindu
The author of mahabharata (The sage who authored the Mahabharata.)
COMET SWIFT
COMET SWIFT
COMET SWIFT
COMET SWIFT
COMET SWIFT
v. t.
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
n.
To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied.
v. t.
To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here.
a.
Relating to a comet.
v. t.
To compute; to count.
n.
Account; reckoning; computation.
v. t.
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
n.
One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other organization; a radical reformer.
n.
Alt. of Comet- seeker
v. i.
To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
n.
A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets.
v. i.
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
n.
The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
n.
One who comes, or who has come; one who has arrived, and is present.
p. p.
of Come
a.
Neat; spruce.
n.
A comet shaped like a sword
n.
A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix.
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet.