Messier 67

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star cluster
gptkbp:age about 4 billion years
gptkbp:contains gptkb:red_giants
gptkb:blue_stragglers
approximately 500
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Messier_catalogue
gptkbp:hasCitations yes
gptkbp:hasRecognition 9.0
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent various
yes
gptkbp:hasSibling no
gptkbp:hasVariants 11° 49′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 67
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isLocatedIn galactic coordinates (2000) 220°, -10°
gptkbp:isNotableFor its age
its historical observations
its role in the study of the formation of star clusters
its contribution to the understanding of the chemical evolution of the Milky Way
its contribution to stellar dynamics research
its location in Cancer constellation
its membership of the Milky Way
its metallicity
its number of binary stars
its role in the study of galactic structure
its role in the study of stellar clusters
its role in the study of stellar kinematics
its role in the study of stellar populations
its role in understanding open clusters
its star density
its role in the study of the evolution of star clusters
its contribution to the understanding of stellar interactions
its contribution to the understanding of star formation
its contribution to the understanding of stellar evolution
its contribution to the understanding of the dynamics of star clusters
its_distance_from_Earth
its_contribution_to_the_understanding_of_the_Milky_Way's_history
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith most open clusters
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way galaxy
the_Local_Group
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomy
gptkbp:isUsedFor stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor globular clusters
gptkbp:legalStatus 8h 51m 19s
gptkbp:length about 2,700 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Cancer
gptkbp:notableFeature by_Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 2682
gptkbp:releaseYear 1779
gptkbp:type open cluster