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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_vehicles
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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~13 billion years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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9.5
distinctive features
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gptkbp:armament
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machine guns
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gptkbp:armor
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steel armor
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gptkbp:associated_with
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constellation Hydra
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gptkbp:body_shape
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spherical
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gptkbp:color
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yellowish-white
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gptkbp:composed_of
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low metallicity
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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 II
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gptkbp:coordinates
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l = 240°, b = -30°
RA 12h 38m 27s, Dec -26° 45′ 0″
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gptkbp:country_of_origin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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2
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gptkbp:declination
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-26° 45′ 0″
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gptkbp:deployment
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various conflicts
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1780
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gptkbp:distance
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~15.5 mag
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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33,000 light years
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:diesel_engine
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
NGC 4590
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gptkbp:has_color
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B-V ~ 0.9
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gptkbp:has_function
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core collapse phase
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gptkbp:has_galactic_orbit
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elliptical
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gptkbp:has_luminosity
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flat at low luminosities
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gptkbp:has_mass_function
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Salpeter-like
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gptkbp:has_mechanic
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dynamically relaxed
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gptkbp:has_nearby_clusters
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M67, NGC 362
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gptkbp:has_observational_data
|
Hubble Space Telescope images
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gptkbp:has_radius
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~2.5 arcminutes
~4.5 arcminutes
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
|
various
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gptkbp:has_star_cluster_dynamics
|
relaxed cluster
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gptkbp:has_tidal_radius
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~20 arcminutes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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M68
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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best viewed in March
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gptkbp:lighting
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~13.5 mag/arcsec²
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:General_Motors
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gptkbp:mass
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old stars
~200,000 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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-1.9
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:RR_Lyrae_variables
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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~200 million years
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gptkbp:originated_in
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stable for billions of years
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gptkbp:passenger_capacity
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up to 10
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gptkbp:range
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500 km
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gptkbp:research
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high stellar density
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gptkbp:research_importance
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study of stellar evolution
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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12h 38m 27s
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gptkbp:service_frequency
|
1960s to present
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gptkbp:spacecraft
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minimal
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gptkbp:speed
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up to 40 km/h
-200 km/s
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:M113
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gptkbp:suspension
|
torsion bar
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_vehicles
gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:type_of
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:universe
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yes
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gptkbp:weight
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approximately 12 tons
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Crater
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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