Where is the Oort cloud located in space?

Answer 1

The Oort Cloud is a hypothetical sphere of comets left over from the birth of the solar system. It is named after the scientist who proposed its existence, and lies in a loose orbit far outside our Solar System.

Although it has never been directly observed (because its constituents are too small and too far away for telescopes to detect) it is thought to be the source of the long period comets in the Solar System. Its existence can be inferred because the aphelia of long period comets tend be the same, suggesting they originated in some "reservoir" far outside our solar system.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

The Oort Cloud is believed to be a region of debris, mainly ices of water, ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, and methane. The cloud may also contain rocky objects. In total it has a mass of a few times that of Earth.

It is believed to lie about 0.3 - 0.8 light years from the Sun. It may be the source of the long period comets which occasionally appear.

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Answer 4

It is a cloud that contains a lot of gas. There is only one Oort cloud so it is called the Oort Cloud. It is a big swarm of icy object surrounding the Solar System at a distance between 5,000 and 100,000 astronomical units (half way to the nearest star).

Answer 5

Beyond the Kuiper Belt. It is about 30 trillion kilometers from the Sun. It is names after the scientist who discovered it.

Answer 6

The Oort cloud is a vast region surrounding the solar system and extending to about 1.6 light years away from the Sun. It is believed to be a source of long-period comets that orbit the Sun.

Answer 7

A Oort cloud is a spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system out to more than 1,000 times the distance between Pluto and the sun.

Answer 8

The Oort Cloud is composed of comets, which are made of various kinds of ice (frozen water but also frozen methane) and rocks.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

It is located behind Neptune and Pluto.