Milky Way galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkb:star
various nebulae
globular clusters
open clusters
the Carina-Sagittarius Arm
the Scutum-Centaurus Arm
over 100 billion stars
the Cygnus Arm
the Norma Arm
the Orion Arm
the Perseus Arm
gptkbp:depicted_in various cultures' mythology
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:foot gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_bulge gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_central_bulge gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_galactic_center gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_halo gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_supermassive_black_hole gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
gptkbp:has_a_thick_disk gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_a_thin_disk gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_an_estimated_age 13.6 billion years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:is_a_barred_spiral_galaxy gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:science_fiction
gptkb:space_mission
gptkb:popular_culture
gptkb:artistic_vision
gptkb:photography
gptkb:scientific_research
public interest
astronomy education
planetarium shows
gptkbp:is_approximately_how_many_stars 100 to 400 billion
gptkbp:is_home_to many exoplanets
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkbp:is_observed_in visible light
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
gamma-ray wavelengths
gptkbp:is_often_described_as the Galaxy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by dark matter halo
gptkbp:is_the_galaxy_that_contains_earth gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_the_largest_galaxy_in_its_group gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_the_second_largest_galaxy_in_its_group false
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:true
gptkbp:rotation_period gptkb:true
about 225-250 million years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carina_Nebula
gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkb:Requiem
gptkb:Mercury
gptkb:Hercules
gptkb:Orion
gptkb:Sirius
gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
gptkb:Cybertron
gptkb:Mass_Effect_2
gptkb:Kepler_mission
gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4