Assertion: asteroid belt's object | /r/HasProperty | comet
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: thus far
type: DEGREE
value: at 1.4 million miles
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The closest object to come near earth thus far was a comet (Lexell) at 1.4 million miles.
text: After this, another astronomer named Giuseppe Piazzi initially believed the object to be a comet.
text: In addition, any object on a nonreturning orbit (a parabolic or hyperbolic orbit, rather than an elliptical one) is generally considered to be a comet.
text: And perhaps some objects are: comets.
text: Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that have been nudged by the gravitational pull of nearby planets into orbits that cause them to enter the Earth's vicinity.