Milky Way system

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:contains gptkb:observatory
gptkb:nebula
cosmic rays
star clusters
nebulae
various types of stars
billions of stars
various stellar populations
gptkbp:depicted_in various cultures' mythology
as a band of light in the night sky
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:focuses_on astrophysical studies
gptkbp:foot four main arms
gptkbp:formed smaller protogalaxies
gas and dust clouds
gptkbp:has_appearance in the center
gptkbp:has_expansion due to dark energy
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
the Galactic Bulge
gptkbp:has_method the Galactic Disk
gptkbp:has_single globular clusters
open clusters
gptkbp:has_weapon of dark matter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milky Way system
gptkbp:is_a_site_for star formation
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:is_affected_by gravitational interactions
gptkbp:is_expected_to 13.6 billion years old
gptkbp:is_home_to the Galactic Center
many exoplanets
the Orion Arm
gptkbp:is_influenced_by the cosmic microwave background radiation
gptkbp:is_observed_in multiple wavelengths of light
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with the Galaxy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_Galaxy
the observable universe
the Laniakea Supercluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
radio telescopes
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by satellite galaxies
intergalactic space
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to the Andromeda Galaxy in 4.5 billion years
gptkbp:located_in the Virgo constellation
gptkbp:map astrometry
gptkbp:mass approximately 1.5 trillion solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity approximately 0.02 solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:orbital_period about 225-250 million years
gptkbp:scientific_classification S Bc type galaxy
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Research_Institute
popular science fiction
gptkbp:targets gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:universe gptkb:the_Local_Group