Messier 26

GPTKB entity

Properties (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf open cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 100 million years
gptkbp:contains about 100 stars
gptkbp:coordinates RA 18h 45m 20s, Dec +04° 50′ 00″
gptkbp:established Caroline Herschel
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Messier_catalogue
gptkbp:hasRecognition 9.0
gptkbp:hasVariants +04° 50′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 26
gptkbp:isFiledIn 0.8
gptkbp:legalStatus 18h 45m 20s
gptkbp:length 5,000 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Scutum
gptkbp:releaseYear 1783
gptkbp:type open star cluster
gptkbp:visibility best viewed in summer months