Statements (57)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spiral_galaxy
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
13.1
approximately 13.5 |
gptkbp:contains |
old stars
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gptkbp:contains_star |
very low
|
gptkbp:coordinates |
(l, b) = (220°, -10°)
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gptkbp:declination |
+22° 10′ 00″
|
gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 1,000 light years
|
gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Robert_G._Harrington
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gptkbp:discovery_year |
1950
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
690,000 light years
|
gptkbp:has_color |
(B-V) = 0.9
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gptkbp:has_luminosity |
1.2 x 10^6 solar luminosities
|
gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
dwarf spheroidal
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Leo II Galaxy
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gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the Local Group of galaxies
the Leo constellation |
gptkbp:is_considered |
a satellite of the Milky Way
a candidate for dark matter studies |
gptkbp:is_considered_as |
faint dwarf galaxy
|
gptkbp:is_examined_in |
stellar populations
|
gptkbp:is_known_for |
its faintness
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gptkbp:is_located_at |
coordinates (10h 08m 00s, +22° 10′ 00″)
|
gptkbp:is_located_in |
the Leo constellation region
|
gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:Leo_I_Galaxy
the Virgo cluster |
gptkbp:is_noted_for |
its low luminosity
its old stellar population |
gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various wavelengths ground-based telescopes |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
the Local Supercluster the Leo constellation group Virgo III group the Virgo constellation group the Virgo III subgroup the Virgo constellation cluster |
gptkbp:is_studied_for |
galaxy formation
its chemical composition its dark matter halo dark matter content |
gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:cosmology
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gptkbp:is_visible_from |
with telescopes
|
gptkbp:lighting |
24.5 mag/arcsec²
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gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Virgo_constellation
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gptkbp:mass |
1.5 x 10^7 solar masses
approximately 10 million solar masses |
gptkbp:metallicity |
very low
|
gptkbp:monitors |
metal-poor stellar population
|
gptkbp:orbit_type |
gptkb:Leo_I_Galaxy
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gptkbp:redshift |
0.0022
|
gptkbp:right_ascension |
10h 08m 00s
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gptkbp:satellite_of |
gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:scientific_classification |
a member of the Local Group
|
gptkbp:speed |
-66 km/s
|
gptkbp:type |
spheroidal galaxy
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