Messier 93

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 100 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.0
gptkbp:conducts_research_on star cluster dynamics
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_2516
over 100
ongoing
approximately 50
gptkbp:coordinates RA 07h 44m 30s, Dec -23° 50′ 00″
gptkbp:declination -23° 50′ 00″
-23° 01′ 00″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 20 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year 1781
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 3,600 light years
gptkbp:educational_programs astronomy education
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:NASA/_IPAC_Extragalactic_Database
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.5
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 93
gptkbp:included Hubble Space Telescope observations
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in stellar age determination
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkbp:is_connected_to other open clusters
gptkbp:is_explored_in scientific research papers
gptkbp:is_included_in_sky_maps digital sky surveys
gptkbp:is_known_for its star density
gptkbp:is_located_at galactic coordinates l = 240°, b = -10°
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:NGC_2451
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in astronomy literature
gptkbp:is_notable_for its bright stars
gptkbp:is_noted_for astronomical catalogs
its compactness
gptkbp:is_observed_by_telescopes ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
photometry
amateur astronomers
telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of Galactic neighborhood
gptkbp:is_part_of_astronomical_studies cluster formation theories
gptkbp:is_part_of_sky_survey gptkb:2_MASS
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astronomical databases
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar population analysis
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from Southern Hemisphere
clear nights
spring months
gptkbp:lighting moderately bright
gptkbp:located_in constellation Puppis
gptkbp:map star charts
gptkbp:mass approximately 1,000 solar masses
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:NGC_2451
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:photography amateur astrophotographers
gptkbp:right_ascension 07h 43m 00s
07h 44m 30s
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:visible_with_binoculars gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canis_Minor
gptkb:Aries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5