Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
stellar stream
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Monoceros_Ring
gptkb:Galactic_Anticenter_Stellar_Structure |
gptkbp:composedOf |
stars
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Newberg_et_al.
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
2002
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~30,000 light-years
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gptkbp:extendsTo |
gptkb:Canis_Major_constellation
gptkb:Monoceros_constellation |
gptkbp:hasViewOf |
optical wavelengths
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Monoceros Stream
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:mass |
~10^8 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity |
low
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gptkbp:orbitType |
near Galactic plane
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gptkbp:originatedIn |
dwarf galaxy merger
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Milky_Way_halo
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Canis_Major_Overdensity
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gptkbp:significance |
evidence of galactic cannibalism
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gptkbp:structureType |
ring-like
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Sloan_Digital_Sky_Survey
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Monoceros_Ring
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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