Messier 4

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1764
gptkb:Scorpius
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude gptkb:battle
5.9
approximately 5.8
gptkbp:area 2.5 arcminutes
4.0 arcminutes
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Type_II
gptkb:battle
millions of stars
approximately 100,000 stars
gptkbp:declination -26° 31′ 32″
gptkbp:depicted_in Southern Hemisphere
naked eye
southern hemisphere
small telescopes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 75 light years
20 arcminutes
75 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Jean-Marie_Méchain
gptkb:Jean-Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
gptkbp:distance approximately 7,200 light years
7,200 light years
gptkbp:examines stellar formation history
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:has_ahistory_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:battle
0.82
gptkbp:has_feature gptkb:battle
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:battle
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 4
gptkbp:includes NGC catalog
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in stellar populations
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
dark matter research
gptkbp:is_considered_as a testbed for stellar dynamics
gptkbp:is_known_for its low metallicity
its high density of stars
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Antares
gptkbp:is_noted_for its bright core
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
amateur astronomers
various wavelengths
observed by various astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_globular_cluster_system
gptkb:Hertzsprung-Russell_diagram
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Galactic halo
Milky Way halo
constellation Scorpius
gptkbp:is_popular_in amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
astrophysics
stellar dynamics
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Scorpius
galactic coordinates (359.5°, -26.5°)
gptkbp:metallicity low metallicity
[ Fe/ H] = -1.0
gptkbp:mission gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_feature one of the closest globular clusters to Earth
gptkbp:notable_for its high concentration of stars
gptkbp:photography gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:right_ascension 16h 23m 35.0s
gptkbp:targets Hubble Space Telescope observations
gptkbp:type gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1764