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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Asteroids
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gptkbp:atmosphere
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no
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:diameter
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about 206 km
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Charles_Kowal
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gptkbp:discovery
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gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1977
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gptkbp:eccentricity
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0.38
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gptkbp:has_color
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0.7
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gptkbp:has_orbital_resonance_with
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gptkb:Neptune
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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C-type
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Chiron Comet
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gptkbp:ingredients
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water ice
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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yes
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gptkbp:is_aplace_for
|
18.9 AU
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gptkbp:is_atype_of
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gptkb:transept
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a minor planet
a significant object for study
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gptkbp:is_considered_to_be
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a hybrid between asteroids and comets
a source of insight into early solar system conditions
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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its complex surface features
its unusual orbit
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gptkbp:is_known_to
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a low density
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gptkbp:is_located_in
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outer solar system
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
|
gptkb:astronomy
orbital predictions
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:1977
ground-based telescopes
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
gptkb:star
the Centaur group
the Centaur population
the Kuiper belt region
the dynamic solar system.
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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cometary activity
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gptkbp:is_similar_to
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asteroids
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gptkbp:is_studied_for
|
its composition
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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yes
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gptkbp:light_requirement
|
0.04
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gptkbp:named_after
|
Chiron from Greek mythology
Chiron, the centaur
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination
|
6.9 degrees
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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50.7 years
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gptkbp:perihelion
|
gptkb:2017
2068
8.5 AU
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gptkbp:photography
|
various telescopes
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gptkbp:ring_name
|
no
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gptkbp:rotation_period
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5.9 hours
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
|
gptkb:Centaur
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gptkbp:semi_major_axis
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13.7 AU
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gptkbp:tail_type
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Chiron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
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