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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Asteroids
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Asteroids
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gptkbp:body_shape
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yes
meteor stream
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gptkbp:category
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cometary bodies
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gptkbp:composed_by
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ice and dust
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gptkbp:conducts_research_on
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solar system formation
cometary science
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1786
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gptkbp:eccentricity
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0.847
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gptkbp:element
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yes
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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1786
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gptkbp:has_spectra
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yes
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gptkbp:historical_records
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yes
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first periodic comet identified
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Encke's Comet
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gptkbp:is_aplace_for
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5.5 AU
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gptkbp:is_asequel_to
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gptkb:academic_journals
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a short-period comet
an important object in astronomy
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gptkbp:is_considered_to_be
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a significant celestial object
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gptkbp:is_in_the_news
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occasionally
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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its short orbital period
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
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yes
amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:is_observed_by_telescopes
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yes
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:William_Herschel
1786
various wavelengths
multiple apparitions
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:is_part_of_astronomical_events
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cometary appearances
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gptkbp:is_part_of_meteor_shower
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the Taurids
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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cometary activity
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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yes
professional astronomers
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gptkbp:is_used_in
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astronomical education
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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yes
sometimes
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gptkbp:lighting
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varies
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:Johann_Franz_Encke
gptkb:Jean-Louis_Pons
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination
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7.5 degrees
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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gptkb:none
3.3 years
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gptkbp:orbital_plane
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ecliptic plane
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gptkbp:perihelion
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gptkb:2020
gptkb:2023
0.95 AU
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gptkbp:photography
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yes
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gptkbp:semi_major_axis
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4.3 AU
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gptkbp:tail_type
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yes
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gptkbp:type
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periodic comet
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gptkbp:was_affecting
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Earth's atmosphere
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Johann_Franz_Encke
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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