Milky Way halo

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:affects galactic rotation curve
gptkbp:component gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
gptkb:Population_II_stars
gptkb:Sagittarius_Stream
interstellar medium
dark matter
globular clusters
stellar streams
hot gas
old stars
satellite galaxies
stellar remnants
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jan_Oort
gptkbp:extendsTo over 100,000 light-years from galactic center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milky Way halo
gptkbp:massDominatedBy dark matter
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:shape roughly spherical
gptkbp:studiedBy astrophysicists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4