Comet Hale-Bopp

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:C/1995_O1
gptkbp:aphelion 370 AU
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude -1.8
gptkbp:composition gptkb:methanol
dust
water ice
ammonia
carbon monoxide
hydrocarbons
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Bopp
gptkb:Alan_Hale
gptkbp:discoveredIn July 23, 1995
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.9951
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comet Hale-Bopp
gptkbp:inclination 89.4°
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional brightness
visible to naked eye for 18 months
one of the most observed comets of the 20th century
gptkbp:nucleusDiameter ~60 km
gptkbp:observedBy amateur astronomers
professional astronomers
gptkbp:orbitType ~2,533 years
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Oort_Cloud
gptkbp:perihelion 1997
April 1, 1997
0.914 AU
4385 AD
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Heaven's_Gate_mass_suicide
gptkbp:spectralType carbon-rich
gptkbp:tailLength dust tail
ion tail
up to 40 million km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5