Milky Way globular cluster system
GPTKB entity
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:age |
10 billion years
|
| gptkbp:composed_of |
old stars
|
| gptkbp:contains |
globular clusters
|
| gptkbp:has |
over 150 globular clusters
|
| gptkbp:has_produced |
during the early universe
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Milky Way globular cluster system
|
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:M13
gptkb:M15 gptkb:Omega_Centauri gptkb:M5 |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
gptkb:RR_Lyrae_stars
variable stars blue stragglers |
| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
gptkb:tidal_forces
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
Milky Way halo
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
high stellar density
metal-poor stars |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
understanding galaxy evolution
|
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:halo_of_the_Milky_Way
|
| gptkbp:is_often_compared_to |
Andromeda globular cluster system
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy |
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
galactic dynamics
stellar evolution stellar populations dark matter distribution galactic formation |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
ground-based telescopes other galaxies |
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
gptkb:Earth
|
| gptkbp:mass |
about 10 million solar masses
|
| gptkbp:targets |
dark matter research
galactic structure studies cosmological simulations dynamical modeling spectroscopic surveys astrometric measurements stellar dynamics studies stellar population analysis exoplanet searches photometric studies stellar evolution modeling star formation history studies stellar cluster dynamics studies stellar cluster formation studies stellar kinematics studies gravitational wave studies orbital dynamics studies stellar population synthesis models chemical evolution studies stellar interaction studies distance measurement studies stellar cluster age studies stellar cluster distance studies stellar cluster evolution history studies stellar cluster evolution studies stellar cluster formation history studies stellar cluster metallicity studies stellar cluster properties studies metallicity studies luminosity function studies age determination studies mass estimation studies stellar archaeology stellar cluster age history studies stellar cluster distance history studies stellar cluster dynamics history studies stellar cluster formation history history studies stellar cluster luminosity history studies stellar cluster luminosity studies stellar cluster metallicity history studies stellar cluster properties history studies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Messier_4
gptkb:M2 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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