Messier 53

GPTKB entity

Properties (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf globular cluster
gptkbp:contains yes
approximately 500,000 stars
gptkbp:diameter approximately 220 light-years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance yes
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:hasRecognition 7.6
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent yes
gptkbp:hasVariants +18° 10′ 10″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 53
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
small telescopes
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith dark matter halo
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.95
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Messier catalog
galactic coordinates (l, b) = (330.5°, +80.0°)
gptkbp:isLocatedNear the_North_Galactic_Pole
gptkbp:isNotedFor its bright core
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way Galaxy
Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:isServedBy optical wavelengths
gptkbp:isStudiedIn stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar population studies
gptkbp:legalStatus 13h 12m 55.0s
gptkbp:length approximately 58,000 light-years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Coma Berenices
gptkbp:naturalResources [Fe/H] = -1.9
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 5024
gptkbp:releaseYear 1775
gptkbp:type Type II globular cluster
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope