Bootes I Dwarf Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 16.5
gptkbp:author J. A. Simon
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:contains old stars
gptkbp:coordinates RA 14h 30m 0s, Dec +14° 30′ 0″
gptkbp:discovered_by photometric survey
Robert J. Mc Millan
gptkbp:distance approximately 60 kiloparsecs
gptkbp:has dark matter halo
irregular shape
low surface brightness
significant star formation
gptkbp:has_luminosity about 1.5 x 10^5 L☉
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bootes I Dwarf Galaxy
gptkbp:is one of the faintest galaxies known.
gptkbp:is_located_near Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of Bootes constellation group
gptkbp:is_studied_in galaxy formation theories
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Bootes_constellation
gptkbp:mass about 10 million solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity very low metallicity
gptkbp:size approximately 0.5 kpc
gptkbp:type spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2007