Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:galaxy
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Draco
gptkb:Local_Group |
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
15.2
|
| gptkbp:contains |
very low
old stars |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
northern hemisphere
with telescopes Earth's northern hemisphere |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 1.5 kpc
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:William_H._W._S._Hubble
|
| gptkbp:distance |
26000 light years
|
| gptkbp:elevation |
approximately 50 km/s
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.9
|
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
late-type galaxy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Draco Dwarf Galaxy
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the Draco constellation's asterism
the Draco constellation's mythology |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a faint galaxy
a satellite of the Milky Way a candidate for dark matter studies |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
globular clusters
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its low luminosity
its ancient stellar population its low metallicity |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
Ursa Major constellation |
| gptkbp:is_noted_for |
its irregular shape
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
infrared wavelengths |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster the cosmic web the Local Group of galaxies the Local Volume the larger structure of the universe the Local Group's dwarf galaxies the Milky Way's halo |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
its dark matter content its chemical composition galaxy formation theories its stellar dynamics |
| gptkbp:lighting |
19.5 mag/arcsec²
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Draco_constellation
RA 17h 20m 12s, Dec +57° 00′ 00″ |
| gptkbp:mass |
approximately 10 million solar masses
mostly old stars |
| gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Draco_II
gptkb:Draco_III gptkb:Draco_IV |
| gptkbp:redshift |
0.0012
|
| gptkbp:type |
spheroidal galaxy
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
gptkb:1954
|