Milky Way System

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:star
exoplanets
star clusters
globular clusters
nebulae
billions of planets
over 100 billion stars
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:various_cultures
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:true
gptkbp:foot gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_bulge gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_central_bulge gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:has_a_galactic_disk gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_halo gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_number_of_satellite_galaxies gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_rotation_curve gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_supermassive_black_hole gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
gptkbp:has_field gptkb:true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milky Way System
gptkbp:is_a_barred_spiral_galaxy gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_a_site_of stellar formation
gptkbp:is_a_source_of cosmic rays
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:is_affected_by gptkb:dark_matter
gptkbp:is_expected_to 13.6 billion years old
around 200 billion stars
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:Earth
various types of stars
gptkbp:is_located_in the Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:X-rays
radio waves
visible light
infrared light
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the observable universe
the Laniakea Supercluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by gptkb:the_Magellanic_Clouds
gptkbp:is_the_second_largest_galaxy_in_its_group gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:true
gptkbp:map telescopes
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkb:the_Solar_System
gptkbp:rotation_period about 225-250 million years
gptkbp:scientific_classification SBc type galaxy
gptkbp:targets gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkb:The_Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5