Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Milky_Way_halo
|
| gptkbp:age |
11.7 billion years
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:NGC_1904
gptkb:M79 |
| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
7.7
|
| gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue |
| gptkbp:contains |
hundreds of thousands of stars
|
| gptkbp:declination |
-24° 31′ 27″
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
118 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1780
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
41,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:hasViewOf |
Northern Hemisphere (winter months)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 79
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation Lepus
|
| gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] = –1.60
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Milky_Way
|
| gptkbp:rightAscension |
05h 24m 10.6s
|
| gptkbp:shape |
elliptical
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|