NGC 2419

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 12 billion years
most open clusters
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 10.4
gptkbp:associated_with Milky Way halo
gptkbp:conducts_research_on galactic formation
gptkbp:contains hundreds of thousands of stars
gptkbp:contains_star yes
hundreds of thousands
low star formation rate
type II globular cluster
contains several variable stars
gptkbp:coordinates l = 200.0°, b = -30.0°
gptkbp:declination +38° 52′ 30″
+09° 05′ 00″
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1788
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 300,000 light-years
300,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
B-V = 0.95
gptkbp:has_globular_cluster_characteristics yes
gptkbp:has_high_density of stars in the core
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 150 light years
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various types
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 2419
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Milky Way's outer halo
gptkbp:is_considered a distant globular cluster
one of the most distant globular clusters
gptkbp:is_known_for its large size and distance
gptkbp:is_located_near the celestial equator
the Galactic halo
gptkbp:is_notable_for its unusual orbit
its distance from the Milky Way
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the Local Group of galaxies
the Hercules constellation group
gptkbp:is_studied_for its chemical composition
gptkbp:is_studied_in stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar population studies
studies of galaxy formation
gptkbp:is_visible_from northern hemisphere
the northern hemisphere
with binoculars
Earth with binoculars
gptkbp:located_in constellation Lynx
gptkbp:mass old stars
gptkbp:metallicity [ Fe/ H] = -2.1
gptkbp:notable_features high concentration of stars
gptkbp:photography by amateur astronomers
gptkbp:population_density high density of stars
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:C_0735+090
gptkbp:research Hubble Space Telescope images
gptkbp:right_ascension 07h 38m 12.0s
07h 38m 00s
gptkbp:scientific_classification a distant globular cluster
gptkbp:size approximately 150 light-years in diameter
gptkbp:speed -200 km/s
gptkbp:storage available in databases
gptkbp:type gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Perseus
gptkb:Globular_Clusters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5