Morgan–Keenan (MK) stellar classification system
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
stellar classification
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:MK_system
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gptkbp:application |
galactic astronomy
stellar astrophysics |
gptkbp:class |
stars
stellar classification luminosity class |
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Yerkes_Observatory
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gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Philip_C._Keenan
gptkb:William_Wilson_Morgan |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Morgan–Keenan (MK) stellar classification system
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1943
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gptkbp:luminosity |
II
V VI III IV I VII |
gptkbp:notableFor |
two-dimensional classification
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Harvard_spectral_classification
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gptkbp:spectralType |
G
O A B F K M |
gptkbp:usedBy |
astronomer
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_Wilson_Morgan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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