8, (0100 GMT on Dec. 9.) that will come to an end. For at that moment, Halley's Comet will arrive at aphelion; the far end of its orbit — that location in space that places the comet at its ...

Known as its "aphelion," this is essentially the middle point in Halley's long elliptical orbit through our Solar System. Named for English astronomer Edmond Halley, who discovered the famed comet ...

Halley’s comet orbits the Sun every 75–79 ... On December 9, 2023, the giant space rock will reach its aphelion—the farthest its ever gets from the Sun—before swinging back towards it.