Transit of Mercury

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:can_only_occur_in May or November
gptkbp:duration several hours
gptkbp:first_observed_in 1631
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Pierre_Gassendi
gptkbp:frequency about 13 or 14 times per century
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transit of Mercury
gptkbp:involves_planet gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:involves_star Sun
gptkbp:last_occurred_on 11 November 2019
gptkbp:next_occurrence 13 November 2032
gptkbp:observed_using telescopes with solar filters
gptkbp:occurredIn Mercury passes between Earth and the Sun
gptkbp:usedFor measuring the astronomical unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Transit_of_Venus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6