Messier 14

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf globular cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:contains approximately 100,000
RR Lyrae variables
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:geographicalFeature l = 6.5°, b = -9.0°
gptkbp:hasColor yellowish
gptkbp:hasRecognition 9.2
-9.5
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent G
gptkbp:hasStaff spherical
gptkbp:hasVariants +12° 38′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 14
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith dark matter
gptkbp:isConsidered a target for globular cluster research
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.95
gptkbp:isKnownFor its high concentration of stars
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Messier_Catalog
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
right ascension 17h 37m 31.0s, declination +12° 38′ 00″
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Messier_13
gptkbp:isNotableFor its globular cluster characteristics
gptkbp:isNotedFor its dense core
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Hercules_constellation
Milky Way Galaxy
Milky Way halo
Milky_Way_globular_clusters
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Messier_12
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical telescopes
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomy
stellar populations
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn northern hemisphere
gptkbp:legalStatus 17h 37m 31.0s
gptkbp:length 30,000 light years
gptkbp:lighting low
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Ophiuchus
gptkbp:naturalResources [Fe/H] = -1.07
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 6402
gptkbp:releaseYear 1771
gptkbp:type Type II globular cluster