LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud)
GPTKB entity
Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:galaxy
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Supernova_1987_A
|
| gptkbp:age |
1-2 billion years
approximately 13 billion years |
| gptkbp:composed_of |
gas and dust
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:30_Doradus
over 10 billion star-forming regions star clusters nebulae many globular clusters the Tarantula Nebula |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
RA 5h 23m 34s, Dec -69° 45′ 22″
RA 05h 23m 34s, Dec -69° 45′ 22″ |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:physicist
southern hemisphere the night sky the constellation Dorado southern hemisphere skies |
| gptkbp:diameter |
14,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
16th century
|
| gptkbp:distance |
18.5 mag
163,000 light-years |
| gptkbp:gps |
gptkb:Milky_Way
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.3
|
| gptkbp:has_style |
gptkb:galaxy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud)
|
| gptkbp:is_approximately |
163,000 light-years away from Earth
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:the_Magellanic_Clouds
gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud the Magellanic Stream |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
gptkb:supernova_remnants
young stellar objects massive stars blue supergiants red supergiants many nebulae HII regions the LMC 2 star cluster the LMC 3 star cluster the LMC 4 star cluster the LMC 5 star cluster |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
star formation activity
its rich star formation history its irregular shape its diverse stellar populations metallicity variations its starburst activity |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths infrared wavelengths |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:LMC-IC_10_group
gptkb:Local_Group gptkb:LMC-IC_1613_group gptkb:Local_Group_of_galaxies gptkb:Magellanic_Stream the Local Supercluster the Local Group of galaxies the Magellanic System Magellanic System the Magellanic System of galaxies |
| gptkbp:is_prominent_in |
hydrogen gas
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:observatory galactic dynamics galaxy formation stellar evolution stellar populations its dark matter content galactic structure its chemical composition its gravitational interactions its interaction with the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
stellar evolution studies
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
low surface brightness
20.5 mag/arcsec² |
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Milky_Way
|
| gptkbp:mass |
young and old stars
1.5 × 10^10 solar masses |
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:LMC_3
gptkb:LMC_4 gptkb:LMC_5 gptkb:LMC_6 gptkb:LMC_7 gptkb:Tarantula_Nebula the LMC Ring the LMC Bar |
| gptkbp:notable_products |
gptkb:LMC_2
|
| gptkbp:population |
0.1 stars/pc³
|
| gptkbp:redshift |
0.0009
|
| gptkbp:region |
the 30 Doradus region
|
| gptkbp:semi_major_axis |
flat rotation curve
|