Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
meteor shower
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Perseid_meteor_shower
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gptkbp:annualEvent |
July to August
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gptkbp:bestViewedIn |
pre-dawn hours
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
St. Lawrence's Tears
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Adolphe_Quetelet
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gptkbp:firstObserved |
1835
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gptkbp:hasViewOf |
gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
clear, dark skies |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Perséides
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gptkbp:meteorType |
fast meteors
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gptkbp:notableFor |
bright meteors
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gptkbp:parentBody |
gptkb:Comet_Swift-Tuttle
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gptkbp:parentCometDiscoverers |
gptkb:Lewis_Swift
gptkb:Horace_Parnell_Tuttle |
gptkbp:parentCometDiscoveryYear |
1862
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gptkbp:parentCometPeriod |
133 years
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gptkbp:peakPeriod |
August
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gptkbp:radiant |
gptkb:constellation_Perseus
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Comet Swift-Tuttle perihelion
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gptkbp:speed |
about 59 km/s
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gptkbp:zenithalHourlyRate |
up to 100 meteors per hour
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cœur_de_Pirate
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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