Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 11 billion years
most open clusters |
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
9.2
|
| gptkbp:contains_rr_lyrae_stars |
yes
|
| gptkbp:contains_star |
approximately 100,000
yes |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
l = 236.5°, b = -36.0°
|
| gptkbp:declination |
-26° 45' 00"
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 150 light years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:1780
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 33,000 light years
|
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:Messier_catalogue
|
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
gptkb:1780
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.95
|
| gptkbp:has_high_density |
yes
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 68
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
southern celestial hemisphere
|
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
the center of the Milky Way
|
| gptkbp:is_noted_for |
its historical significance in astronomy
its position in the sky its spherical shape its ancient stars its role in the study of stellar dynamics its high concentration of stars its low metallicity its role in the study of stellar populations its role in understanding globular clusters its contribution to the study of dark matter its distance from the galactic center its role in the study of cosmic distances its role in the study of galaxy formation its role in the study of the Milky Way's structure its role in the study of the universe's evolution its visibility in amateur telescopes its role in the study of the cosmic microwave background |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
ground-based telescopes |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:the_Local_Group the Messier series of astronomical objects |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
stellar evolution
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
stellar population studies
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
with binoculars
|
| gptkbp:known_as |
NGC 4590
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
constellation Hydra
|
| gptkbp:metallicity |
[ Fe/ H] = -1.5
|
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
12h 38m 27s
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lupus_constellation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|