Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
17
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:Gaia_Data_Release_2
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gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Antlia
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gptkbp:diameter |
~2.9 kiloparsecs
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Vasily_Belokurov
gptkb:N._W._Evans A. D. Mackey A. J. Deason A. Koposov E. Starkenburg Gabriel Torrealba J. PeƱarrubia M. Belokurova M. Collins M. Gieles M. Walker M. Wilkinson S. Zucker Sergey E. Koposov |
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
2018
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
about 130,000 light-years
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gptkbp:hasSatelliteCraters |
gptkb:Milky_Way
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Antlia II
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:mass |
~10^7 solar masses
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gptkbp:notableFor |
extremely low surface brightness
one of the largest known satellite galaxies of the Milky Way |
gptkbp:stellarPopulation |
old, metal-poor stars
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gptkbp:type |
ultra-diffuse galaxy
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Milky_Way_satellite_system
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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