Comet Encke

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:archaeological_findings gptkb:battle
gptkbp:associated_with meteor showers
gptkbp:body_style gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:composed_of ice and dust
gptkbp:depicted_in autumn
sometimes
various locations on Earth
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:distance 4.5 AU
4.2 AU
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.85
gptkbp:first_appearance 1786
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:battle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comet Encke
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:is_affected_by gravitational interactions
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:physicist
gptkb:beach
meteor showers
the history of comet observations
gptkbp:is_considered a target for future missions
one of the oldest known comets
a benchmark for other comets
a classic example of a periodic comet
a significant comet in astronomy
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:literary_work
astronomical databases
astronomical records
gptkbp:is_influenced_by solar radiation
gptkbp:is_known_for its periodicity
its brightness variations
short orbital period
its close approaches to Earth
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:observatory
amateur astronomers
space telescopes
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:physicist
1786
telescopes
multiple centuries
multiple astronomers
cometary events
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Encke_family_of_comets
gptkb:observatory
the history of astronomy
cometary dynamics
the study of solar system dynamics
cometary research
the catalog of comets
gptkbp:is_related_to cometary activity
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:spacecraft
its composition
its orbital mechanics
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:battle
4.8 km
gptkbp:last_appearance gptkb:2020
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 10-12
gptkbp:mission 2020-11-17
elliptical
2023-05-14
0.34 AU
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Johann_Franz_Encke
gptkb:Jean-Louis_Pons
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 7.5 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 3.3 years
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:battle
gptkbp:scientific_name Draconids
gptkbp:semi_major_axis 2.92 AU
2.27 AU
gptkbp:tail_type gptkb:battle
gptkbp:tour gptkb:battle
gptkbp:type periodic comet
gptkbp:year_created 1786