Great Comet of 1811

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:C/1811_F1
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:C/1811_F1
gptkbp:category non-periodic comet
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Honoré_Flaugergues
gptkbp:discoveredIn March 25, 1811
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Comet of 1811
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
Napoleonic era culture
gptkbp:lastObserved 1812
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional brightness
long period of visibility
coincided with good wine harvests in Europe
gptkbp:nucleusDiameter estimated 30–40 km
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:orbitType ~3,065 years
gptkbp:perihelion 1.035 AU
September 12, 1811
~4876 AD
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:War_and_Peace
paintings by William Turner
gptkbp:tailLength ion and dust tails
up to 25 degrees
gptkbp:visibleDuration about 260 days
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_comets
gptkb:Great_Comet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7