Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Lagrange point
|
| gptkbp:advantage |
stable thermal environment
minimal Earth shadowing uninterrupted view of deep space |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:L2
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1772
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
about 1.5 million kilometers
directly opposite the Sun |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
second Lagrange point
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Earth-Sun_system
|
| gptkbp:number |
2
|
| gptkbp:orbitType |
same as Earth
|
| gptkbp:stable |
semi-stable
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:collinear_Lagrange_point
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Gaia_spacecraft
gptkb:Planck_spacecraft gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
space observatories
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sun–Earth_L2_point
gptkb:L2_Lagrange_point |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|