The statement is not accurate. A highly eccentric orbit, such as that of a comet, will have an eccentricity greater than 0 and less than 1. Eccentricity (denoted as \(e\)) is a measure of how much an orbit deviates from being circular:
- An eccentricity of 0 represents a perfect circle.
- An eccentricity between 0 and 1 indicates an elliptical orbit (which includes the orbits of comets).
- An eccentricity of 1 represents a parabolic trajectory.
- An eccentricity greater than 1 indicates a hyperbolic trajectory.
Comets typically have highly eccentric orbits with values of \(e\) approaching 1, but they are always less than 1. So, a highly eccentric orbit of a comet will have an eccentricity close to 1, not equal to 0.