Statements (94)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:age |
1-2 million years
few million years |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkb:Trumpler_16 gptkb:NGC_3324 gptkb:NGC_3372 gptkb:NGC_3603 gptkb:RCW_57 gptkb:Trumpler_14 |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:John_Flamsteed
|
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 7,500 light-years
|
| gptkbp:features |
H II regions
star clusters nebulae massive stars dark clouds |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Carina star-forming region
|
| gptkbp:is_approximately |
7,500 light-years away from Earth
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:interstellar_medium
stellar evolution star formation H II regions stellar nurseries starburst activity |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_stars
gptkb:supernova_remnants young stars massive star formation young stellar objects massive star clusters massive star formation regions massive stellar winds young massive stars massive stars like Eta Carinae |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
stellar nurseries
massive stars bright emission lines spectacular nebulae high density of stars bright star clusters high star formation rate |
| gptkbp:is_located_at |
RA 10h 45m 0s, Dec -59° 52′ 0″
|
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:Southern_Cross_constellation
gptkb:Centaurus_constellation |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Carina-Sagittarius_spiral_arm
gptkb:Gum_Nebula gptkb:Carina-Sagittarius_Arm gptkb:star gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy Galactic Plane Gum 30 star-forming complex Gum 29 |
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
gptkb:interstellar_medium
chemical composition molecular clouds stellar dynamics stellar evolution massive star formation stellar populations stellar winds supernova explosions star formation processes star formation rates star formation history massive star clusters interstellar dust chemical enrichment star cluster formation stellar kinematics mass loss stellar feedback star cluster dynamics nebular physics |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology astrophysics |
| gptkbp:is_surrounded_by |
dark clouds
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:photography optical wavelengths southern hemisphere radio wavelengths infrared wavelengths infrared observations optical telescopes radio observations |
| gptkbp:length |
about 300 light-years across
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
high luminosity
magnitude 6.0 |
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Carina_constellation
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Trumpler_14
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|