Messier 92

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf globular cluster
gptkbp:age 13 billion years
gptkbp:contains gptkb:red_giants
gptkb:blue_stragglers
around 100,000
RR Lyrae variables
gptkbp:established gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:exhibits M92
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:firstFlight 2.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:geographicalFeature (x, y, z) coordinates in the Milky Way
gptkbp:hasAlumni 20 arcminutes
gptkbp:hasCharacter 0.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance in its core
gptkbp:hasRecognition 6.3
-9.2
gptkbp:hasResidence [Fe/H] = -2.3
gptkbp:hasSpecialty compared_to_the_Sun
gptkbp:hasVariants +43° 8′ 2″
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter c = 1.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 92
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:isFiledIn (B-V) = 0.65
(U-B)_=_-0.10
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Messier_13
NGC 6341
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith most open clusters
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Hercules_constellation
Milky Way halo
gptkbp:isStudiedIn cosmology
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
galactic_archaeology
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar population studies
distance measurement techniques
studying globular cluster formation
studying stellar interactions
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn dark skies
gptkbp:legalStatus 17h 17m 6s
gptkbp:length 26,700 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Hercules_constellation
gptkbp:partOf Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 6341
gptkbp:releaseYear 1777
gptkbp:type various types
Population II cluster
gptkbp:visibility binoculars
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various amateur astronomers