Astronomy · Comets
A comet generally becomes visible to the naked eye or through telescopes primarily under which of the following conditions?
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- 1When it reaches its farthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion
- 2Only when it passes through the dense asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
- 3When it leaves the solar system and enters interstellar space
- 4When it travels close enough to the Sun to heat up and develop a coma and tail✓
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When it travels close enough to the Sun to heat up and develop a coma and tail
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