Statements (29)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Titan
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
Kreutz Sungrazer group
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
1843 I
C/1843 D1 |
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
-1
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:John_Russell_Hind
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
February 5, 1843
multiple independent observers |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Comet of 1843
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gptkbp:lastObserved |
April 19, 1843
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gptkbp:notableFor |
extremely bright and long tail
one of the brightest comets of the 19th century |
gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:Earth
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gptkbp:orbitType |
sungrazing comet
~600 years |
gptkbp:perihelion |
February 27, 1843
0.0055 AU ~830,000 km from Sun's surface |
gptkbp:perihelionPassage |
closer than Mercury's orbit
|
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Great_Comet_of_1882
Kreutz Sungrazer family |
gptkbp:tailLength |
over 2 astronomical units
over 300 million kilometers |
gptkbp:tailVisibleAfterSunset |
yes
|
gptkbp:tailVisibleBeforeSunrise |
yes
|
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye |
yes
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Great_comets
gptkb:Great_Comet |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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