Carina Dwarf Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -8.0
gptkbp:contains young stars
very low
old stars
globular clusters
contains several star clusters
few globular clusters
gptkbp:coordinates RA 10h 45m 0s, Dec -60° 50′ 0″
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
southern hemisphere
with telescopes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 1,500 light years
about 1,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Robert_J._Trumpler
gptkbp:distance 330,000 light years
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.8
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:battle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carina Dwarf Galaxy
gptkbp:is_affected_by tidal interactions
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Carina constellation
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:RR_Lyrae_stars
gptkb:Cepheid_variables
red giant stars
ancient stars
metal-poor stars
blue straggler stars
horizontal branch stars
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
the constellation Carina
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
the Virgo Supercluster
the Local Volume
the Milky Way's satellite galaxies
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
chemical composition
chemical evolution
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
galactic evolution
stellar populations
galactic structure
star formation history
star cluster formation
stellar kinematics
galaxy morphology
galaxy formation theories
stellar population analysis
dark matter distribution
galaxy interactions
dynamics of dwarf galaxies
gptkbp:lighting low surface brightness
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Milky_Way
constellation Carina
gptkbp:mass approximately 10 million solar masses
about 10 million solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity low metallicity
gptkbp:type spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:universe significant dark matter content
gptkbp:year_created 1936