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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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approximately 13 billion years
approximately 11.5 billion years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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6.5
6.6
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gptkbp:contains
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millions of stars
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gptkbp:contains_star
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low
yes
type IV
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gptkbp:declination
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-30° 06′ 12″
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1771
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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22,500 light years
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Messier_62
gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:has_color
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B-V = 0.95
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gptkbp:has_radius
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about 4.5 arcminutes
about 2.5 arcminutes
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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various
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gptkbp:has_supernova
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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M62
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gptkbp:hubble_classification
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c D type
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gptkbp:image
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:is_a
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globular star cluster
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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dark matter halo
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gptkbp:is_considered
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one of the brightest globular clusters
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gptkbp:is_home_to
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blue straggler stars
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gptkbp:is_in
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the Messier 62 group
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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its high stellar density
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gptkbp:is_located_near
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constellation Ophiuchus
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gptkbp:is_notable_for
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its dense core
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Galactic_Halo
the Milky Way's halo population
Milky Way Globular Cluster System
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
|
stellar dynamics
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gptkbp:is_used_in
|
stellar evolution studies
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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Southern Hemisphere
northern and southern skies with telescopes
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gptkbp:known_as
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gptkb:NGC_6266
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gptkbp:lighting
|
variable stars present
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
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gptkbp:map
|
galactic surveys
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gptkbp:mass
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approximately 200,000 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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[ Fe/ H] = -1.07
[ Fe/ H] = -1.5
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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high concentration of stars in the core
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gptkbp:population_density
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high
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gptkbp:research
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requires telescope for visibility
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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17h 01m 24s
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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a metal-poor cluster
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gptkbp:scope
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gptkb:NGC_6266
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gptkbp:targets
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astronomical research
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:UK_motorway_network
gptkb:M621_motorway
gptkb:A6_motorway
gptkb:Kirklees,_England
gptkb:Kirklees
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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