Nemesis (hypothetical star)

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hypothetical star
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Planet_X
Shiva hypothesis
gptkbp:explains periodicity of mass extinctions
comet showers from Oort cloud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nemesis (hypothetical star)
gptkbp:hypothesizedOrbit elliptical orbit around the Sun
gptkbp:hypothesizedPeriod 26 million years
gptkbp:hypothesizedToBe companion star to the Sun
gptkbp:hypothesizedType white dwarf
gptkbp:mentionedIn scientific literature
gptkbp:namedAfter Nemesis (Greek goddess of retribution)
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Richard_A._Muller
gptkb:Marc_Davis
gptkb:Piet_Hut
gptkb:Jack_G._Hills
1984
gptkbp:publicInterest popular in media and science fiction
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Oort_cloud
Sun
mass extinction events
gptkbp:searchStatus not detected
considered unlikely by most astronomers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Planet_Nine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7