Globular Clusters of the Galaxy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Globular_Clusters_of_the_Galaxy
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical object group
gptkbp:contains gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:diameter 10 to 300 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:distinctFrom open clusters
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:halo_of_the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy 18th century
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:X-ray_binaries
blue straggler stars
millisecond pulsars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Globular Clusters of the Galaxy
gptkbp:location spherical distribution around galactic center
gptkbp:metallicity low
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:Omega_Centauri
gptkb:NGC_6397
gptkb:NGC_6752
gptkb:M22
gptkb:M3
gptkb:M13
gptkb:M15
gptkb:47_Tucanae
M5
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 150 to 180
gptkbp:oldestMembersAge over 12 billion years
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:stellarPopulation gptkb:Population_II_stars
gptkbp:studiedBy stellar evolution
dark matter content
dynamics of dense stellar systems
galactic formation history
gptkbp:typicalMass 10^4 to 10^6 solar masses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Helen_Sawyer_Hogg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6