Messier 57

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.8
gptkbp:best_time_to_visit summer months
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:Ring_of_Honor
gptkbp:contains ionized gas
gptkbp:contains_star a white dwarf
gptkbp:coordinates RA 18h 53m 35s, Dec +33° 01′ 42″
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkb:Antoine_Darquier_de_Pellepoix
gptkbp:discovery_year 1779
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 2,300 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:has_color greenish hue
gptkbp:has_radius about 1 light year
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O III
O III, H II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 57
gptkbp:illustrated_by gptkb:textbooks
gptkbp:included astronomical tours
gptkbp:is_a popular target for telescopes
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:spectroscopy
gptkbp:is_associated_with the death of a star
gptkbp:is_connected_to the life cycle of stars
gptkbp:is_considered_as a classic example of a planetary nebula
gptkbp:is_described_as stellar nucleosynthesis
astronomical literature
gptkbp:is_examined_in amateur astrophotographers
gptkbp:is_explored_in space telescopes
gptkbp:is_famous_for its visual appearance
gptkbp:is_known_for its symmetry
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Lyra
gptkb:Lyra_constellation
gptkbp:is_notable_for its ring shape
gptkbp:is_noted_for its central star's brightness
gptkbp:is_observed_in various wavelengths
star parties
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the Hubble Space Telescope observations
the cosmic web
the local group of galaxies
the Messier series
the Lyra constellation
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:academic_journals
gptkbp:is_studied_for its chemical composition
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by a halo of gas and dust
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:educational_programs
stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
dark skies
small telescopes
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Ring_Nebula
gptkb:The_Ring_Nebula
gptkbp:lighting varies with time
gptkbp:map star catalogs
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
gptkbp:size about 1 light year across
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:The_Ring_Nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5