Statements (137)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Carina
gptkb:Carina_Nebula |
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 10 million years
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
8.0
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Carina_Nebula
gptkb:Carina-Sagittarius_Arm |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:NGC_2516
gptkb:NGC_3532 gptkb:NGC_2244 young stars several hundred stars massive stars |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
RA 10h 36m, Dec -58° 24'
l = 284.5°, b = -0.5° |
| gptkbp:declination |
-58° 24' 00"
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
best viewed in southern hemisphere
visible to the naked eye under dark skies |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 10 light years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
|
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 4,000 light years
approximately 8,000 light years |
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
|
| gptkbp:features |
bright central region
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
0.75
B-V = 0.5 B-V = 0.3 |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
various types
O and B type stars |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
important for studying stellar evolution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 3293
|
| gptkbp:image |
Hubble Space Telescope image available
Hubble image available |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
|
| gptkbp:is_similar_to |
gptkb:NGC_3532
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
moderately bright
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Carina_constellation
|
| gptkbp:mass |
main sequence stars
giant stars approximately 1,000 solar masses about 100 stars supergiant stars predominantly young stars |
| gptkbp:membership |
includes both main sequence and giant stars
|
| gptkbp:metallicity |
solar metallicity
|
| gptkbp:mission |
none known
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
bright central region
|
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:HD_91700
gptkb:HD_91701 gptkb:HD_91702 gptkb:HD_91703 gptkb:HD_91704 gptkb:HD_91705 gptkb:HD_91706 gptkb:HD_91707 gptkb:HD_91708 gptkb:HD_91709 gptkb:HD_91710 gptkb:HD_91711 gptkb:HD_91712 gptkb:HD_91713 gptkb:HD_91714 gptkb:HD_91715 gptkb:HD_91716 gptkb:HD_91717 gptkb:HD_91718 gptkb:HD_91719 gptkb:HD_91720 gptkb:HD_91721 gptkb:HD_91722 gptkb:HD_91723 gptkb:HD_91724 gptkb:HD_91725 gptkb:HD_91726 gptkb:HD_91727 gptkb:HD_91728 gptkb:HD_91729 gptkb:HD_91730 gptkb:HD_91731 gptkb:HD_91732 gptkb:HD_91733 gptkb:HD_91734 gptkb:HD_91735 gptkb:HD_91736 gptkb:HD_91737 gptkb:HD_91738 gptkb:HD_91739 gptkb:HD_91740 gptkb:HD_91741 gptkb:HD_91742 gptkb:HD_91743 gptkb:HD_91744 gptkb:HD_91745 gptkb:HD_91746 gptkb:HD_91747 gptkb:HD_91748 gptkb:HD_91749 gptkb:HD_91750 several B-type stars |
| gptkbp:part_of |
Carina Nebula region
|
| gptkbp:previous_name |
C 10-36
|
| gptkbp:research |
gptkb:musician
photometry observed by various astronomers amateur telescopes best observed in winter months highly obscured by dust requires dark skies for best view light pollution affects visibility |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
studies of stellar evolution
important for studying star formation |
| gptkbp:research_interest |
analyzed for chemical composition
studied for star formation processes analyzed for stellar rotation rates compared with other open clusters examined for mass segregation examined for the effects of tidal forces investigated for age determination investigated for mass loss in stars investigated for the presence of dark matter mapped for spatial distribution of stars monitored for supernova remnants monitored for variable stars observed for binary star systems studied for stellar interactions studied for the presence of exoplanets used in simulations of cluster evolution used in studies of cluster dynamics |
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
10h 36m 00s
10h 38m 30s 10h 36m 30s |
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 10 arcminutes
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:star
young star cluster young open cluster |
| gptkbp:year_created |
1834
|