Comet Halley

GPTKB entity

Statements (110)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vega_1
gptkbp:accessibility several months during its appearance
gptkbp:archaeological_findings documented since 240 BC
gptkbp:associated_with meteor showers
the year 1066
the year 1301
the year 1986
the year 2061
the year 1456
the year 1531
the year 1607
the year 1682
gptkbp:atmosphere coma
gptkbp:body_style gptkb:nucleus_of_Comet_Halley
15 km
approximately 15 km long
gptkbp:collaborations international research teams
gptkbp:community_engagement widely observed and reported
gptkbp:composed_of ice and dust
frozen gases
gptkbp:coordinates 0 degrees
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired art and literature
gptkbp:cultural_references art and literature
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:battle
naked eye
night sky
every 76 years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Edmond_Halley
observational astronomy
increased interest in comets
gptkbp:elevation improved over time
gptkbp:first_appearance 240 BC
gptkbp:first_introduced 240 BC
gptkbp:future_plans ongoing studies of cometary behavior
gptkbp:geological_formation none known
gptkbp:has 35 AU
gptkbp:has_exit gptkb:1986
gptkbp:has_mission 0.09 AU
gptkbp:has_sequel 2061
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:C-type_comet
gptkbp:historical_event Chinese records
gptkbp:historical_significance cultural impact
noted in historical records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comet Halley
gptkbp:is_adjacent_to perihelion
gptkbp:is_aplace_for 0.09 AU
35 AU
farthest point from the Sun
35 AU from the Sun
gptkbp:is_associated_with meteor showers
gptkbp:is_considered periodic comet
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:William_Herschel
observed since ancient times
Halley's Comet Spacecraft
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Halley_family_of_comets
gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:last_appearance gptkb:1986
2061
gptkbp:length up to 100 million km
gptkbp:lighting magnitude of 2.0
gptkbp:location inner solar system
gptkbp:mass approximately 2.2 x 10^14 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Giotto_spacecraft
elliptical
closest approach to the Sun
0.09 AU from the Sun
gptkbp:mythology associated with omens
associated with bad omens
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Edmond_Halley
gptkbp:notable_appearance 1066, during the Battle of Hastings
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Great_Comet_of_1910
gptkb:Great_Comet_of_1986
first comet to be visited by a spacecraft
gptkbp:notable_ships cometary nucleus structure
gptkbp:opened gptkb:1986
2061
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 162.25 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period elliptical
due to gravitational interactions
76 years
about 7.4 days
gptkbp:research gptkb:musician
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:orbital_mechanics
photometry
solar system formation
documented for centuries
observed by astronomers
cometary behavior
cometary evolution
tail formation
atmospheric entry
interstellar material
nucleus composition
photography and spectroscopy
gptkbp:research_focus study of solar system formation
gptkbp:significance study of comets
gptkbp:size approximately 15 kilometers
gptkbp:tail_type gas and dust
dust tail
ion tail
tail of Comet Halley
gptkbp:type periodic comet
gptkbp:year_created 1705