Solar radiation creates a dusty coma around these bodies; the solar wind then acts on that dust, forming a tail.
The fragments of one of these celestial objects named for Kreutz have orbits that "graze" the Sun. One of these objects named for Encke has a period of only 3.3 years, and fragments from another of these objects become (*) Perseid meteors. Solar radiation creates a dusty coma around these bodies; the solar wind then acts on that dust, forming a tail. For 10 points, name these small bodies of ice and rock, one of which is named for Edmund Halley.
The fragments of one of these celestial objects named for Kreutz have orbits that "graze" the Sun.
comet (prompt on (Kreutz) sungrazer(s) before mentioned)