Caesar's Comet

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Julian_Star
gptkb:Comet_C/-43_K1
gptkb:Sidus_Iulium
gptkbp:aphelion unknown
gptkbp:appearedAfter assassination of Julius Caesar
gptkbp:category non-periodic comet
Great comet
astronomical object observed in antiquity
gptkbp:culturalSignificance interpreted as a sign of Julius Caesar's divinity
gptkbp:depictedIn Roman coins
gptkbp:discoveredBy Ancient Roman observers
gptkbp:firstAppearance 44 BC
gptkbp:firstObserved July 44 BC
gptkbp:hasViewOf daylight
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Roman_Festival_of_Ludi_Victoriae_Caesaris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caesar's Comet
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Imperial_cult_of_ancient_Rome
gptkbp:locationOfObservation gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:luminosity estimated magnitude -4.0 to -7.0
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest daylight comets in recorded history
associated with the deification of Julius Caesar
gptkbp:orbitType unknown
gptkbp:perihelion unknown
25 May 44 BC
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Ovid
gptkb:Suetonius
gptkb:Cassius_Dio
Pliny the Elder
ancient Roman literature
gptkbp:significance political propaganda in Rome
gptkbp:symbol Roman temples
Roman standards
statues of Augustus
gptkbp:symbolizes apotheosis of Julius Caesar
gptkbp:type Periodic comet
gptkbp:visibilityDuration 7 days
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:star_(Sidus_Iulium)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6