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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Titan
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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Jupiter-family comets
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gptkbp:albedo
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0.046
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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2P/Encke
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gptkbp:aphelion
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4.09 AU
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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15.0
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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2P
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gptkbp:dimensions
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4.8 × 4.8 × 4.8 km (approximate)
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1786
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gptkbp:eccentricity
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0.8502
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gptkbp:firstPredictedReturn
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Johann Franz Encke (1819)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Comet Encke
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gptkbp:inclination
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11.78 degrees
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Johann_Franz_Encke
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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0.173 AU (2030)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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shortest known periodic comet
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gptkbp:nucleusShape
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irregular
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gptkbp:observedBy
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multiple space missions
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gptkbp:orbitType
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elliptical
3.3 years
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gptkbp:parentBody
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gptkb:Taurid_meteor_shower
Beta Taurids
Zeta Perseids
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gptkbp:perihelion
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2023-10-22
0.34 AU
2026-07-28
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod
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11 hours
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gptkbp:semiMajorAxis
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2.22 AU
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gptkbp:spectralType
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D-type
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gptkbp:tailLength
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ion and dust tails
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Taurids
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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