C80 (NGC 5139, Omega Centauri)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Omega_Centauri
gptkb:NGC_5139 |
| gptkbp:angularSize |
36 arcminutes
|
| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
3.7
|
| gptkbp:catalogue |
gptkb:Caldwell_catalogue
gptkb:NGC_catalogue |
| gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Centaurus
|
| gptkbp:declination |
−47° 28′ 46.1″
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
about 86 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Edmond_Halley
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1677
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
about 17,090 light-years
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
C80 (NGC 5139, Omega Centauri)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
|
| gptkbp:mass |
about 4 million solar masses
|
| gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] = –1.53
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way
possible remnant core of a dwarf galaxy |
| gptkbp:rating |
about 10 million
|
| gptkbp:rightAscension |
13h 26m 47.28s
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Caldwell_Catalogue
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|