Halley's Comet

Set: Halley's Comet

Issue Date / Year 09/04/1986

Denomination 33c

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Catalogue Reference Michel Michel: AU 966 Michel Scott: AU 982 Michel Yvert & Tellier: AU 942 Michel Stanley Gibbons: AU 1008 Michel Sev: AU 1007 Michel Unificato: AU 992

Storage Location 📍 Unassigned

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Used: 1

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Halley's Comet

Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing roughly every 74–79 years. It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061. Officially designated 1P/Halley, it is also commonly called Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley.

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