Hills cloud

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The Hills cloud is a hypothesized dense inner region of the Oort Cloud thought to be a major reservoir of long-period comets surrounding the outer Solar System.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comet reservoir
component of the Oort Cloud
hypothetical astronomical structure
alsoKnownAs inner Oort Cloud
linked to: Oort cloud
characterizedAs major reservoir of long-period comets
contains long-period comets
describedAs dense inner region of the Oort Cloud
distinguishedFrom outer Oort Cloud
linked to: Oort cloud
hasDensityComparedTo denser than outer Oort Cloud
hasOuterBoundaryRelationTo classical Oort Cloud
linked to: Oort cloud
hasRelationTo Solar System formation theories
dynamical evolution of comets
hasRole source region for some long-period comets
hasStatus hypothetical
hasTheoreticalSupportFrom dynamical simulations of comet orbits
hasUncertainProperty exact population of comets
exact spatial extent
hypothesizedBy Jack G. Hills
locatedIn outer Solar System
namedAfter Jack G. Hills
orbits Sun
partOf Oort Cloud
linked to: Oort cloud
spatiallySurrounds Kuiper Belt (at much larger distances)
linked to: Kuiper Belt
studiedInField astronomy
planetary science

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