I am a periodic comet visible from Earth every 75-79 years.
My name was given in recognized as periodic in 1705, with predictions for its return confirmed in 1759.
I was named by Edmond Halley.
My name came about named after Edmond Halley, who calculated its orbit and predicted my return, confirming it as a periodic comet.
My name refers to Edmond Halley, the astronomer who studied my orbit.
An interesting fact is Halley's Comet is one of the most famous periodic comets, with a well-documented history of appearances, including its predicted return in 1759, first observed by German amateur astronomer Georg Palitzsch.
