Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
open cluster
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 100 million years
|
| gptkbp:contains |
approximately 40 stars
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
|
| gptkbp:exhibits |
Messier catalog
|
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
|
| gptkbp:hasCitations |
approximately 10 light years
|
| gptkbp:hasFacilities |
about 1,000 solar masses
|
| gptkbp:hasRecognition |
8.0
|
| gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent |
various types including B and A
|
| gptkbp:hasVariants |
+60° 42′ 00″
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 103
|
| gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
small telescopes |
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
the_Cassiopeia_constellation
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
a benchmark for open cluster studies
a target for astrophotography |
| gptkbp:isFiledIn |
0.8
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
1h 33m 35s, +60° 42′ 00″
right ascension 1h 33m 35s, declination +60° 42′ 00″ |
| gptkbp:isLocatedNear |
NGC 586
|
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
being one of the few open clusters in the Messier catalog
its rich star field |
| gptkbp:isNotedFor |
its relatively young age compared to other clusters
|
| gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith |
NGC 581
|
| gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn |
its stellar population dynamics
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:Cassiopeia_constellation
the Milky Way's disk Milky_Way's_open_cluster_population the_Cassiopeia_constellation's_rich_star_fields |
| gptkbp:isServedBy |
amateur astronomy
|
| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
astronomy
|
| gptkbp:isUsedIn |
stellar evolution studies
|
| gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
clear dark skies
various star atlases |
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
winter months in the Northern Hemisphere
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
01h 33m 35s
|
| gptkbp:length |
8,100 light years
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation_Cassiopeia
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
Milky Way galaxy
|
| gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
NGC 581
|
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1781
|
| gptkbp:type |
open star cluster
|
| gptkbp:visibility |
binoculars
|
| gptkbp:visitedBy |
William Herschel
|