Hale Bopp

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:aphelion 370 AU
gptkbp:category non-periodic comet
Periodic comet
gptkbp:diameter ~60 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Bopp
gptkb:Alan_Hale
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1995-07-23
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.9951
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hale Bopp
gptkbp:inclination 89.4 degrees
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thomas_Bopp
gptkb:Alan_Hale
gptkbp:nearestCity 1.315 AU
gptkbp:notableEvent Heaven's Gate cult mass suicide
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional brightness
visible to naked eye for 18 months
one of the most observed comets of the 20th century
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:C/1995_O1
gptkbp:orbitType ~2533 years
gptkbp:perihelion 1997-04-01
0.914 AU
4385 AD
gptkbp:spectralType carbon monoxide detected
sodium tail detected
gptkbp:tailLength dust tail
ion tail
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hale_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6