Large Magellanic Cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (154)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
approximately 14 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -18.0
gptkbp:composed_of varied metallicity
gptkbp:contains gptkb:NGC_1866
gptkb:NGC_2070
gptkb:Tarzan_Nebula
gptkb:Tarantula_Nebula
gptkb:30_Doradus
hydrogen and helium
star-forming regions
star clusters
active star formation
nebulae
0.1 solar masses per year
over 1 billion stars
the Tarantula Nebula
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:battle
not well defined
RA 5h 23m, Dec -69° 45′
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:battle
Southern Hemisphere
naked eye
infrared spectrum
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:diameter 14,000 light years
approximately 14,000 light-years
approximately 14,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Ferdinand_Magellan
gptkbp:distance 18.5
approximately 50 kpc
163,000 light years
gptkbp:has gptkb:supernova_remnants
multiple star clusters
gptkbp:has_ahistory_of gptkb:LMC_2
gptkbp:has_color blue and red
B-V = 0.8
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:LMC_N49
several known remnants
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various types
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Large Magellanic Cloud
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:is_affected_by tidal interactions with Milky Way
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
dark matter halo
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_stars
young stellar objects
massive stars
blue supergiants
massive star clusters
red supergiants
many variable stars
HII regions
the LMC 2 supernova
old star clusters
the LMC 3 supernova
the LMC 4 supernova
gptkbp:is_known_for its irregular shape
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way's_satellite_galaxies
gptkb:LMC-2_group
gptkb:LMC-IC_1613_group
Cosmic Web
the Local Group of galaxies
intergalactic medium
the Magellanic System
LMC group
LMC-SMC system
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
stellar evolution
galactic evolution
stellar populations
galactic interactions
star formation history
its chemical composition
gptkbp:lighting low surface brightness
18.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Milky_Way's_satellite_galaxies
gptkb:Milky_Way
Southern Hemisphere
constellation Dorado
coordinates 5h 23m 34s -69° 45′ 22″
gptkbp:location constellation Dorado
gptkbp:mass young and old stars
approximately 10 billion solar masses
1.5 × 10^10 solar masses
gptkbp:max_speed gptkb:battle
gptkbp:metallicity lower than Milky Way
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:LMC_3
gptkb:LMC_4
gptkb:LMC_5
gptkb:LMC_6
gptkb:LMC_7
gptkb:LMC_25
gptkb:LMC_31
gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
gptkb:LMC_10
gptkb:LMC_11
gptkb:LMC_12
gptkb:LMC_13
gptkb:LMC_14
gptkb:LMC_15
gptkb:LMC_16
gptkb:LMC_17
gptkb:LMC_18
gptkb:LMC_19
gptkb:LMC_20
gptkb:LMC_21
gptkb:LMC_22
gptkb:LMC_23
gptkb:LMC_24
gptkb:LMC_26
gptkb:LMC_27
gptkb:LMC_28
gptkb:LMC_29
gptkb:LMC_30
gptkb:LMC_32
gptkb:LMC_33
gptkb:LMC_34
gptkb:LMC_35
gptkb:LMC_36
gptkb:LMC_37
gptkb:LMC_38
gptkb:LMC_39
gptkb:LMC_40
gptkb:LMC_41
gptkb:LMC_42
gptkb:LMC_43
gptkb:LMC_44
gptkb:LMC_45
gptkb:LMC_46
gptkb:LMC_47
gptkb:LMC_48
gptkb:LMC_49
gptkb:LMC_50
gptkb:LMC_8
gptkb:LMC_9
the LMC Ring
Barred structure
gptkbp:notable_models complex dynamics
irregular structure
gptkbp:notable_products the LMC 1 supernova
gptkbp:orbital_period 1.5 billion years
gptkbp:population young stars
low star density
gptkbp:region the 30 Doradus region
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:NGC_2210
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:universe non-uniform rotation