comet Tempel 1

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:comet_Wild_2
gptkbp:analysis ongoing research
gptkbp:archaeological_findings noted by astronomers
gptkbp:body_style 7.6 km
gptkbp:capacity silicates
gptkbp:collaborations international teams
gptkbp:collects gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:community_engagement high due to missions
gptkbp:composed_of ice and dust
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:David_Jewitt
visual observation
gptkbp:emissions_standard reflective surface
gptkbp:engine water vapor
gptkbp:events Deep Impact on July 4, 2005
gptkbp:first_appearance 1867
gptkbp:has_gameplay_element calculated regularly
gptkbp:has_luminosity increases near perihelion
gptkbp:historical_significance first comet to be impacted by a spacecraft.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label comet Tempel 1
gptkbp:impact 150 meters
provided insights into comet structure
gptkbp:instrument spectrometers
gptkbp:is_aplace_for 5.5 AU
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:length up to 100,000 km
gptkbp:lighting varies
gptkbp:location gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2010
gptkb:2016
gptkb:Deep_Impact
elliptical
1.5 AU
gptkbp:mission_duration gptkb:Deep_Impact_spacecraft
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Heinrich_Wilhelm_Tempel
gptkbp:next_event planned by various observatories
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Deep_Impact_mission
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 10 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 40 hours
5.5 years
gptkbp:research extensive
faintness and distance
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Jupiter-family_comet
gptkbp:significance study of cometary composition
gptkbp:surface craters and cliffs
gptkbp:type periodic comet
gptkbp:visitors gptkb:2005
gptkbp:year_created 1867