Milky Way system

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:star
cosmic rays
star clusters
nebulae
various types of stars
billions of stars
various stellar populations
gptkbp:depicted_in various cultures' mythology
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:expansion due to dark energy
gptkbp:foot four main arms
gptkbp:has_a_bulge in the center
gptkbp:has_a_central_concentration_of_stars the Galactic Bulge
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on astrophysical studies
gptkbp:has_a_halo of dark matter
gptkbp:has_a_supermassive_black_hole gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
gptkbp:has_function the Galactic Disk
gptkbp:has_single globular clusters
open clusters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milky Way system
gptkbp:is_a_site_of star formation
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:scientific_research
popular science fiction
gptkbp:is_affected_by gravitational interactions
gptkbp:is_estimated_to_collide_with the Andromeda Galaxy in 4.5 billion years
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_located_in the Virgo constellation
gptkbp:is_observed_in multiple wavelengths of light
gptkbp:is_often_described_as 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:astronomy
radio telescopes
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by satellite galaxies
intergalactic space
gptkbp:is_the_second_largest_galaxy_in gptkb:the_Local_Group
gptkbp:is_thought_to_have_formed_from smaller protogalaxies
gas and dust clouds
gptkbp:is_visible_from as a band of light in the night sky
gptkbp:map astrometry
gptkbp:mass approximately 1.5 trillion solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity approximately 0.02 solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:rotation_period about 225-250 million years
gptkbp:scientific_classification SBc type galaxy
gptkbp:targets gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5