Messier 2

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aquarius
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
most open clusters
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.5
gptkbp:contains gptkb:battle
type II
over 150,000 stars
little to no recent star formation
gptkbp:declination -00° 49′ 00″
gptkbp:depicted_in southern hemisphere
with binoculars
gptkbp:diameter approximately 175 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Jean-Marie_Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:distance 37,000 light years
gptkbp:examines stellar evolution theories
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:NGC_7089
gptkb:the_New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:has_color 0.90
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various types
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 2
gptkbp:includes astronomy textbooks
gptkbp:is_a deep-sky object
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in stellar populations
gptkbp:is_associated_with dark matter research
gptkbp:is_considered_as a benchmark for stellar evolution models
gptkbp:is_explored_in astrophysicists
gptkbp:is_known_for its dense core
gptkbp:is_located_near the celestial equator
gptkbp:is_noted_for its ancient stars
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkb:the_Local_Group
astronomical surveys
the Milky Way halo
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:Research_Institute
gptkbp:is_studied_in stellar dynamics
its globular cluster dynamics
gptkbp:is_used_in cosmological simulations
stellar population studies
gptkbp:located_in constellation Aquarius
gptkbp:mass approximately 1.5 million solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [ Fe/ H] = -0.24
gptkbp:notable_features high concentration of stars
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
gptkbp:population high star density
gptkbp:research galactic evolution studies
observed by William Herschel
gptkbp:right_ascension 21h 33m 27.0s
gptkbp:type gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
gptkbp:year_created September 12, 1780