Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
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gptkbp:age |
~11.2 billion years
|
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Messier_68
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
7.8
|
gptkbp:catalogue |
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue |
gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Hydra
|
gptkbp:coreRadius |
1.09 arcmin
|
gptkbp:declination |
-26° 44′ 34″
|
gptkbp:diameter |
53 light-years
|
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1780
|
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
33,600 light-years
|
gptkbp:galacticLatitude |
299.63°
36.05° |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 4590
|
gptkbp:mass |
~210,000 solar masses
|
gptkbp:metallicity |
very low
|
gptkbp:notableFeature |
contains many variable stars
one of the most metal-poor globular clusters |
gptkbp:rightAscension |
12h 39m 28.0s
|
gptkbp:tidalRadius |
8.70 arcmin
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Messier_68
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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