Encke's Comet

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf comet
gptkbp:bodyStyle gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:hasCharacter yes
gptkbp:hasExhibition 1786
gptkbp:hasFestival yes
gptkbp:hasFilm yes
gptkbp:hasFocusOn yes
gptkbp:hasGoals yes
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance yes
gptkbp:hasJurisdictionOver yes
gptkbp:hasMajorCity 1.92 AU
gptkbp:hasTheme space missions
scientific studies
gptkbp:hasVariants 7.5 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Encke's Comet
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy yes
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:the_Leonids_meteor_shower
meteor showers
cometary families
gptkbp:isAttendedBy orbital mechanics
gravitational perturbations
gptkbp:isAvenueFor yes
gptkbp:isConsidered a significant object in astronomy
one of the oldest known comets
a benchmark for comet studies
a short-period comet
gptkbp:isKnownFor its periodicity
its_close_approaches_to_Earth
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:Johann_Franz_Encke
gptkbp:isPartOf yes
solar system
the Oort cloud
the cometary population
the solar system dynamics
gptkbp:isServedBy amateur astronomers
gptkbp:isTrainedIn astronomers
telescopes
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn autumn
gptkbp:isVisitedBy perihelion
gptkbp:keyFunction cometary research
gptkbp:landmark 0.34 AU
gptkbp:length 3.5 AU
gptkbp:localAttraction 0.85
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean-Louis_Pons
gptkbp:notableFeature November 2020
January 17, 1786
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 3.3 years
gptkbp:relatedEvent yes
gptkbp:releaseYear 1786
gptkbp:type periodic comet
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Earth