Properties (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
open cluster
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gptkbp:age |
approximately 100 million years
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gptkbp:contains |
approximately 100 stars
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
l=202.5°, b=-10.0°
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gptkbp:hasRecognition |
5.9
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gptkbp:hasVariants |
-08° 20′ 00″
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 50
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gptkbp:legalStatus |
07h 03m 12s
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 3,200 light years
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gptkbp:lighting |
moderately bright
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation_Monoceros
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gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
NGC 2323
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gptkbp:releaseYear |
1772
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gptkbp:type |
open star cluster
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gptkbp:visibility |
best viewed in winter months
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gptkbp:visitedBy |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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