Statements (31)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Titan
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:C/1995_O1
|
gptkbp:aphelion |
370 AU (approximate)
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
gptkb:C/1995_O1
|
gptkbp:category |
non-periodic comet
Periodic comet |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Bopp
gptkb:Alan_Hale |
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:New_Mexico,_USA
July 23, 1995 |
gptkbp:eccentricity |
0.9951
|
gptkbp:frequency |
organic compounds detected
sodium tail |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hale-Bopp comet
|
gptkbp:inclination |
89.4°
|
gptkbp:luminosity |
magnitude -1.8 at peak
|
gptkbp:nearestCity |
1.315 AU
|
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Heaven's Gate cult mass suicide
|
gptkbp:notableFor |
exceptional brightness
visible to naked eye for 18 months |
gptkbp:nucleusDiameter |
~60 km
|
gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:Earth
|
gptkbp:orbitType |
~2533 years
|
gptkbp:perihelion |
April 1, 1997
0.914 AU 4385 AD (approximate) |
gptkbp:tailLength |
dust tail
ion tail |
gptkbp:visibleHemisphere |
gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Heaven's_Gate_Cult
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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