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From my understanding, comets like to hang out way way past Pluto. Kind of like the asteroid belt. Some comets have 100 - 10,000 year orbit around our sun. But as for your question that's where the majority of the comets are.

The above answer is right, partly. Comets are found just outside of the orbit of Pluto, in the Kuiper Belt. Another place is where beyond the Kuiper Belt though is the Oort Cloud. Hundreds upon thousands of comets are found in the Oort Cloud, which surrounds the Sun and all of the planets.
Comets originate in the Kuiper Belt.

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Think of a comet as a big, dirty, gassy snowball. Comets are formed in the ring of rocks, dust, and ice that orbits the

Sun

beyond

Pluto

called the

Kuiper Belt. Comets form when rocks, dust, and ice

condense

– that is, join together. As a comet grows larger, it starts to be pulled towards and around the Sun. Comets in our Solar System usually take many years to go around the Sun – from a few dozen years to many thousands of years. This is because they start to orbit the sun from very far away. They make long, egg-shaped orbits around the Sun instead of almost circular ones like the planets. So the Answer is....... yes

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Short-period comets (those that have orbital periods of less than 200 years) originate in the Kuiper belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune. Long-period comets (those with orbits longer than 200 years) are thought to originate in the Oort cloud, a cloud of icy bodies from beyond the Kuiper belt.

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anywhere in space

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Are comets older than our solar system?

No. Most comets are about the same age as the solar system as they formed with it.


Who let comets into the solar system?

Nobody let them in. They formed with the solar system.


What are the release dates for Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981?

Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981 was released on: USA: 1981


Where are comets found in solar system?

It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.


Are in the solar system in which comets are located?

The Oort Cloud is the answer.

Related questions

Are comets older than our solar system?

No. Most comets are about the same age as the solar system as they formed with it.


Which comets have visited our solar system?

All the comets that have been seen in history were in the solar system and most still are.


Are comets close to the inner or outer part of the solar system?

I scientifically believe that comets are closer to the outer part of the solar system.


Who let comets into the solar system?

Nobody let them in. They formed with the solar system.


Are there currently any visible comets in your solar system?

There are no visible comets at this time.


What do comets orbit in our solar system?

The sun.


What are the release dates for Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981?

Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981 was released on: USA: 1981


Is Halley's comet part of our solar system?

Yes. The solar system is everything that orbits the sun.


Where are comets found in solar system?

It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.


What are the diffent members of the solar system?

the members of the solar system are sun, comets, planets, asteroids,


Where do you find comets in the solar system?

comets can be found in the oort cloud to the south of Pluto


What do comets seen in your solar system orbit?

sun