Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomical structure
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gptkbp:component |
gptkb:Milky_Way
other galaxies |
gptkbp:contains |
dark matter
globular clusters hot gas old stars |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Jan_Oort
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
up to 100,000 light-years
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gptkbp:extendsBeyond |
galactic disk
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Galactic Halo
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gptkbp:massDominatedBy |
dark matter
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gptkbp:metallicity |
low
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
contains high-velocity stars
contains most of the galaxy's globular clusters site of stellar streams |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod |
little or no rotation
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gptkbp:shape |
roughly spherical
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gptkbp:stellarPopulation |
gptkb:Population_II_stars
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
astronomer
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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