Messier 92

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.3
-9.2
approximately 6.3
gptkbp:conducts_research_on stellar dynamics
galactic archaeology
gptkbp:contains hundreds of thousands of stars
gptkbp:contains_star low
yes
type II
approximately 100,000 stars
gptkbp:declination +43° 6′ 50″
+43° 08′ 02″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:discovery_year 1777
1781
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 26,700 light years
26,000 light years
approximately 26,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_Catalog
gptkb:M92
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:NGC_6341
gptkbp:first_catalogued_by gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:has_color 0.9
0.95
gptkbp:has_concentration c= 2.0
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 92
gptkbp:included astronomical surveys
gptkbp:ingredients blue straggler stars
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in chemical composition
gptkbp:is_associated_with dark matter halo
other globular clusters
gptkbp:is_considered a benchmark for globular clusters
one of the finest globular clusters
gptkbp:is_considered_as a benchmark for globular clusters
gptkbp:is_explored_in space telescopes
gptkbp:is_known_for being one of the oldest globular clusters
gptkbp:is_located_at gptkb:Galactic_Halo
Galactic halo
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Hercules_constellation
gptkb:M13
gptkbp:is_notable_for high concentration of stars
gptkbp:is_noted_for its brightness
its compactness
its ancient stars
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
extensive
telescope observations
star parties
multiple wavelengths
deep-sky observations
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Hercules_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way's_globular_cluster_system
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Milky Way's halo
gptkbp:is_popular_among amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
its stellar dynamics
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar population studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:sunglasses
yes
northern hemisphere
dark skies
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:NGC_6341
gptkbp:lighting yes
gptkbp:located_in constellation Hercules
gptkbp:mass approximately 1 million solar masses
about 1 million solar masses
gptkbp:members Hercules globular cluster group
gptkbp:metallicity [ Fe/ H] = -2.27
[ Fe/ H] = -2.3
gptkbp:notable_feature high concentration of stars in the core
gptkbp:photography gptkb:astronomy
amateur astronomers
gptkbp:population_density high
gptkbp:right_ascension 17h 17m 6s
17h 17m 6.3s
17h 17m 07.6s
gptkbp:targets exoplanet searches
gptkbp:type gptkb:Population_II_cluster
gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7