Messier 13 (M13) globular star cluster
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
globular star cluster
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gptkbp:age |
~11.65 billion years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Great_Hercules_Cluster
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gptkbp:angularSize |
20 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
5.8
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
gptkb:M13
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gptkbp:declination |
+36° 27′ 35.5″
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gptkbp:diameter |
~145 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Edmond_Halley
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1714
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~22,200 light-years
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gptkbp:hasViewOf |
astronomer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 13 (M13) globular star cluster
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation Hercules
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gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] ≈ -1.53
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
contains the Propeller, a dark lane feature
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
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gptkbp:rating |
several hundred thousand
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gptkbp:rightAscension |
16h 41m 41.24s
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gptkbp:sentMessageTo |
gptkb:Arecibo_message_(1974)
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Arecibo_Message_(1974)
gptkb:Arecibo_message_(1974) |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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