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Leonid

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Leonid has rate 20 per hour 2001-09-27 09:30:06.0
has duration 2 days
has parent object Comet Tempel-Tuttle 1866 I has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:06.0
has radiant Leo
has start time 16 November
has definition Shower of meteors emanating from an apparent point in Leo every 33 years; the next is due in about 1999. has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:30:06.0
is an instance of meteor shower

meteor shower has period one year 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has location which depends on the observer's location on the planet, is it facing the correct direction

event has synonym world point 2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence

Leonid	has rate 20 per hour
	has duration 2 days
	has parent object Comet Tempel-Tuttle 1866 I
	has radiant Leo
	has start time 16 November
	has definition Shower of meteors emanating from an apparent point in Leo every 33 years; the next is due in about 1999.
	is an instance of meteor shower
meteor shower	has period one year
meteor shower	has location which depends on the observer's location on the planet, is it facing the correct direction
event	has synonym world point
event	has time of occurrence