Globular Clusters

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:age typically 10 to 13 billion years
gptkbp:associated_phenomenon gptkb:RR_Lyrae_stars
variable stars
blue stragglers
gptkbp:characteristic spherical shape
gptkbp:color yellow to red
gptkbp:contains hundreds of thousands of stars
gptkbp:distinguishing_feature high stellar density
gptkbp:dynamics gravitational interactions
gptkbp:example gptkb:M13
gptkb:M92
gptkb:NGC_2808
gptkb:NGC_362
gptkb:NGC_5139
gptkb:NGC_1851
gptkb:NGC_6752
gptkb:47_Tucanae
gptkb:Omega_Centauri
gptkb:NGC_6397
gptkb:M5
gptkb:NGC_5286
gptkb:NGC_7078
gptkb:NGC_104
gptkb:NGC_2419
gptkbp:formed formed from the same molecular cloud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Globular Clusters
gptkbp:location halo of galaxies
gptkbp:mass old stars
gptkbp:metallicity generally low
gptkbp:notable_feature multiple populations
tidal tails
core collapse
gptkbp:number_in_milky_way about 150
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:star
gptkbp:research gptkb:spectroscopy
photometry
gptkbp:research_importance stellar evolution
understanding galaxy formation
dark matter distribution
gptkbp:size typically 100 to 300 light-years in diameter
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supernova
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4