Messier 103

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 100 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.0
8.1
gptkbp:conducts_research_on star cluster dynamics
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:BD+60°_2522
gptkb:HD_238125
gptkb:NGC_457
gptkb:true
yes
ongoing
approximately 40
approximately 40 stars
gptkbp:coordinates l = 120.0°, b = +2.0°
gptkbp:declination +60° 42′ 00″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 15 light years
approximately 20 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year 1781
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 8,100 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier's_list
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:has_color 0.8
B-V = 0.5
gptkbp:has_distance_estimation_method main-sequence fitting
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various
varied
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 103
gptkbp:included gptkb:Messier's_original_catalog
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_associated_with open cluster studies
gptkbp:is_considered_as a target for amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_located_at right ascension 1h 33m 35s, declination +60° 42′ 00″
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:NGC_1245
gptkbp:is_notable_for its star density
gptkbp:is_noted_for its blue stars
its rich star field
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkb:John_Herschel
amateur astronomers
telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of Cassiopeia constellation
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_for stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:sunglasses
dark skies
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:NGC_581
gptkbp:lighting moderately bright
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Cassiopeia
constellation Cassiopeia
gptkbp:mass approximately 500 solar masses
gptkbp:members open clusters
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:right_ascension 01h 33m 35s
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:visible_with_binoculars gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:Cassiopeia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5