Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Asteroids
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 18.5
gptkbp:body_shape approximately 1 km
approximately 1.5 km
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Hermann_Schwassmann
Arno Wachmann
gptkbp:discovery Arnold Schwassmann
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1930
1930-05-24
gptkbp:element gptkb:true
gptkbp:exhibition NASA databases.
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.7
gptkbp:has_discovery_circumstances observed during a survey.
gptkbp:has_fragmentation gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_gas_coma gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_history gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_multiple_nuclei gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_spectral_type C-type
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
gptkbp:is_affected_by gravitational perturbations.
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in its surface features.
gptkbp:is_aplace_for 5.3 AU
5.4 AU
gptkbp:is_associated_with meteor showers.
gptkbp:is_considered a potential target for future missions.
a significant comet.
a dynamic object.
gptkbp:is_documented_in astronomical catalogs.
gptkbp:is_examined_in its activity levels.
gptkbp:is_influenced_by solar radiation pressure.
gptkbp:is_known_for its unpredictable behavior.
its fragmentation events.
gptkbp:is_monitored_by amateur astronomers.
impact risk.
orbital predictions.
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
professional astronomers.
perihelion passages.
various wavelengths.
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:star
the cometary population.
cometary studies.
the Kuiper Belt.
the Oort Cloud.
the solar system's small body population.
gptkbp:is_referenced_in scientific literature.
gptkbp:is_related_to other comets.
gptkbp:is_studied_for its composition.
its orbital dynamics.
gptkbp:is_studied_in planetary science.
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:true
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:true
gptkbp:notable_event fragmentation observed in 1995
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 10.5 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 5.4 years
with Jupiter.
gptkbp:origin named after its discoverers.
gptkbp:perihelion 1.5 AU
2021-06-06
2.1 AU
2026-11-30
gptkbp:scientific_classification periodic comet
gptkbp:tail_type gptkb:true
gptkbp:trails gptkb:true
gptkbp:type gptkb:Jupiter-family_comet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schwassmann-Wachmann_family_of_comets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7