Messier 71

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 10 billion years
most open clusters
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude +8.3
gptkbp:contains_star approximately 100,000 stars
gptkbp:declination +18° 45' 00"
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1780
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 13,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
the New General Catalogue (NGC)
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.95
gptkbp:has_high_density of stars in the core
gptkbp:has_low_metallicity compared to other clusters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 71
gptkbp:included various astronomical surveys
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in stellar dynamics
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Sagittarius constellation region
gptkbp:is_considered a target for deep-sky observations
gptkbp:is_examined_in professional astronomers
gptkbp:is_located_at galactic coordinates l= 60.0°, b= -5.0°
gptkbp:is_located_near the constellation Vulpecula
gptkbp:is_notable_for its loose structure
gptkbp:is_noted_for its unique star formation history
its faintness compared to other clusters
gptkbp:is_observed_in amateur astronomers
large telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:the_Local_Group
the Milky Way halo
the Milky Way's globular cluster system
the Galactic halo population
gptkbp:is_studied_for its stellar populations
gptkbp:is_studied_in stellar evolution research
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar population studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from with binoculars
the summer sky
gptkbp:known_as NGC 6838
gptkbp:located_in constellation Sagitta
gptkbp:metallicity -0.5 dex
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:right_ascension 19h 53m 24s
gptkbp:scientific_classification type II globular cluster
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7