Galactic halo

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical structure
gptkbp:affects galactic rotation curve
gptkbp:component gptkb:Milky_Way
other galaxies
gptkbp:contains dark matter
globular clusters
hot gas
old stars
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jan_Oort
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galactic halo
gptkbp:location extends beyond galactic disk
gptkbp:mass dominantly dark matter
gptkbp:metallicity low
gptkbp:observedBy gravitational lensing
globular cluster distribution
star motions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:rotationPeriod little or no rotation
gptkbp:shape roughly spherical
gptkbp:stellar_population gptkb:Population_II_stars
gptkbp:studiedIn galactic astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Globular_cluster
gptkb:Subdwarf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6