If a comet has an elliptical orbit, at what point of its orbit is it travelling the fastest?

Question: If a comet has an elliptical orbit, at what point of its orbit is it travelling the fastest?
- Keywords:
  comet,
  elliptical,
  orbit,
  speed
Asked by monika97 to Arttu on 23 Jun 2011.
- Arttu Rajantie answered on 23 Jun 2011:
  
  When it is nearest to the Sun. This follows directly from Kepler’s second law.

Question: If a comet has an elliptical orbit, at what point of its orbit is it travelling the fastest?