Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Sagittarius_Dwarf_Elliptical_Galaxy
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gptkbp:age |
~13 billion years
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:NGC_6715
gptkb:M54 |
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
7.6
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue |
gptkbp:declination |
-30° 28′ 47″
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gptkbp:diameter |
~150 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1778
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~87,400 light-years
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 54
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
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gptkbp:mass |
~2 million solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] ≈ -1.49
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gptkbp:notableFor |
first extragalactic globular cluster discovered
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gptkbp:rightAscension |
18h 55m 3.3s
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye |
with binoculars or small telescope
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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