Messier 13

GPTKB entity

Properties (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf globular cluster
gptkbp:contains yes
approximately 300,000 stars
gptkbp:diameter approximately 145 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:hasLength high
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 11.8 billion years
gptkbp:hasRecognition 5.8
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent yes
gptkbp:hasResidence low metallicity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 13
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:isFiledIn 0.9
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Declination +36° 27′ 36″
Right Ascension 16h 41m 41.35s
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomy
gptkbp:length approximately 25,000 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Hercules_constellation
gptkbp:notableFor being one of the brightest globular clusters
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 6205
gptkbp:releaseYear 1764
gptkbp:type Population II cluster
gptkbp:visibility small telescopes