🌠 International Halley Watch Archive

Observations from 1985-1986, preserved for 2061

Halley's Comet Returns

Countdown: 35 Years 0 Months 5 Days 3 Hours 32 Minutes 58 Seconds

Distance to Earth: 33.999010 AU (5086179459 km)

Last updated: 2026-07-31T20:27:01.631127Z

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