M24 (Star Cloud)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:interstellar_travel
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 10.0
gptkbp:appears_in astronomy literature
gptkbp:associated_with star formation regions
gptkbp:contains numerous stars
gptkbp:coordinates 18h 18m 00s, +18° 30′ 00″
gptkbp:declination +18° 30′ 00″
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1764
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 10,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:features dark nebulae
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M24 (Star Cloud)
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:spectroscopy
stellar populations
gptkbp:is_associated_with star clusters
gptkbp:is_considered a star-rich area
gptkbp:is_considered_as a target for observation
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_documented_in astronomical surveys
gptkbp:is_examined_in professional astronomers
gptkbp:is_explored_in photometry
space telescopes
galactic studies
gptkbp:is_featured_in planetarium shows
gptkbp:is_known_for its star density
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Sagittarius_Star_Cloud
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in astronomy textbooks
gptkbp:is_notable_for its visibility
gptkbp:is_noted_for gptkb:historical_records
gptkb:its_beauty
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:sunglasses
amateur astronomers
telescopes
star parties
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:is_part_of_study star formation
gptkbp:is_popular_among stargazers
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:academic_journals
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysicists
gptkbp:is_used_in astrophotography
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
naked eye
summer months
gptkbp:item gptkb:NGC_6603
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Messier_24
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:members star clusters
gptkbp:notable_for rich star field
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
gptkbp:region Sagittarius constellation region
gptkbp:right_ascension 18h 18m 00s
gptkbp:scientific_classification deep-sky object
gptkbp:size approximately 2 degrees in diameter
gptkbp:type gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5