Öpik-Oort cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hypothetical astronomical structure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Oort_cloud
gptkbp:believedToBeSourceOf long-period comets
gptkbp:contains trans-Neptunian objects
icy planetesimals
dormant comets
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 2,000 to 100,000 AU
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Öpik-Oort cloud
gptkbp:influencedBy molecular clouds
galactic tides
passing stars
gptkbp:innerBoundary gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
gptkbp:location outermost region of the Solar System
gptkbp:mass unknown
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jan_Oort
gptkb:Ernst_Öpik
gptkbp:notDirectlyObserved true
gptkbp:outerBoundary interstellar space
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Jan_Oort
gptkb:Ernst_Öpik
1932
1950
gptkbp:region reservoir of comets
gptkbp:shape spherical
gptkbp:status hypothetical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ernst_Öpik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7