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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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approximately 12 billion years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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8.0
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gptkbp:contains_star
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hundreds of thousands
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gptkbp:declination
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-24° 22′ 00″
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gptkbp:diameter
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approximately 120 light years
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1780
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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approximately 41,000 light years
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:the_New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:has_color
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(B-V) = 0.85
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gptkbp:has_radius
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approximately 2.5 arcminutes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Messier 79
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gptkbp:included
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the Messier list
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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the Galactic bulge
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a target for astrophotography
a benchmark for studying globular clusters.
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gptkbp:is_located_at
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right ascension 5h 24m 10s, declination -24° 22′ 00″
galactic coordinates l = 202.5°, b = -30.0°
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gptkbp:is_located_near
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the Orion constellation
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gptkbp:is_notable_for
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its ancient stars
its high concentration of stars
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gptkbp:is_noted_for
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its dense core
its spherical shape
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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amateur astronomers
the southern hemisphere
large telescopes
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gptkbp:is_often_compared_to
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other globular clusters
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:the_Local_Group
Hercules constellation group
the Milky Way halo
the Milky Way's globular cluster system
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gptkbp:is_studied_for
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stellar evolution
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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gptkb:Earth
small telescopes
winter months in the southern hemisphere
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gptkbp:located_in
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constellation Lepus
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gptkbp:metallicity
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[ Fe/ H] = -1.54
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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05h 24m 10s
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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type II globular cluster
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gptkbp:scope
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gptkb:NGC_1904
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Volans
gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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