Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spiral_galaxy
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 13 billion years
|
| gptkbp:contains |
old stars
globular clusters |
| gptkbp:contains_star |
low star formation rate
multiple globular clusters |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
RA 03h 38m 28s, Dec -35° 27′ 00″
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
about 4,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1938
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 460,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
reddish color
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
approximately 1.5 million solar luminosities
|
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
various spectral types
|
| gptkbp:has_stellar_density |
low stellar density
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Milky_Way
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a candidate for future studies
a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
various types of stars
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its low metallicity
its ancient star population its low luminosity. |
| gptkbp:is_located_at |
galactic coordinates
|
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:Eridanus_constellation
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
galaxy formation studies |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Fornax_cluster
the Virgo Supercluster the Local Group of galaxies the Local Volume Fornax group of galaxies Fornax constellation group the Fornax constellation group |
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
dark matter research
stellar populations its dark matter content its chemical composition |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
cosmological simulations
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
yes
southern hemisphere small telescopes |
| gptkbp:lighting |
low surface brightness
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
Fornax constellation
|
| gptkbp:mass |
approximately 10 million solar masses
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
contains many ancient stars
|
| gptkbp:notable_galaxies |
complex dynamics
|
| gptkbp:orbit_type |
yes
|
| gptkbp:orbital_period |
around 1.5 billion years
with the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
|
| gptkbp:redshift |
low redshift
|
| gptkbp:type |
spheroidal galaxy
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fornax
gptkb:Local_Group |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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