Messier 80

GPTKB entity

Properties (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf globular cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 12.5 billion years
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Galactic_halo
gptkbp:contains hundreds of thousands of stars
gptkbp:diameter 95 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1994
gptkbp:hasRecognition 8.1
gptkbp:hasVariants -22° 58′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 80
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.85
gptkbp:legalStatus 16h 17m 30s
gptkbp:length 32,600 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn Milky Way
gptkbp:locationType gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
gptkbp:naturalResources [Fe/H] = -2.27
gptkbp:notableFeature high stellar density
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 6093
gptkbp:releaseYear 1781
gptkbp:screenings requires telescope for visibility
gptkbp:type Population II cluster
gptkbp:typeOf globular cluster
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope