Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Globular_Clusters
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 12 billion years
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
3.7
|
| gptkbp:area |
approximately 4.5 arcminutes
approximately 10.5 arcminutes |
| gptkbp:capacity |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:launch_complex
gptkb:battle millions of stars |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
RA 13h 26m 47.3s, Dec -47° 28′ 36″
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
Southern Hemisphere
naked eye southern winter months |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 150 light years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:James_Dunlop
|
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 15,800 light years
|
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
|
| gptkbp:has |
multiple stellar populations
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
0.9
B-V = 0.9 |
| gptkbp:has_feature |
gptkb:battle
possible |
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
various
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 5139
|
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Messier_catalog
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
dark matter research
stellar collisions Milky Way halo |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
gptkb:Omega_Centauri
its unique star population |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:Centaurus_A
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths X-ray wavelengths infrared wavelengths |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way's_globular_cluster_system gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy Galactic halo |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
chemical composition
dark matter research stellar dynamics stellar evolution galactic archaeology |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
astrophysics research
galaxy formation studies |
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
constellation Centaurus Declination -47° 28′ 36″ Right Ascension 13h 26m 47.0s galactic coordinates (l, b) = (305.0°, -8.0°) |
| gptkbp:mass |
approximately 4 million solar masses
|
| gptkbp:members |
Globular cluster system
|
| gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:notable_for |
its bright core
being the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:photography |
amateur astronomers
|
| gptkbp:research |
gptkb:battle
galactic structure studies stellar population studies exoplanet studies galaxy formation studies cosmology studies stellar rotation studies chemical composition studies stellar cluster dynamics studies stellar cluster formation studies stellar kinematics studies stellar mass function studies stellar metallicity studies stellar population gradients studies stellar population synthesis studies stellar interaction studies stellar mass loss studies stellar merger studies stellar age studies dynamical modeling studies stellar binarity studies stellar cluster age studies stellar cluster chemical composition studies stellar cluster dissolution studies stellar cluster distance studies stellar cluster dynamical history studies stellar cluster dynamics modeling studies stellar cluster evolution history studies stellar cluster evolution studies stellar cluster formation history studies stellar cluster interaction history studies stellar cluster interactions studies stellar cluster luminosity function studies stellar cluster mass function studies stellar cluster merger history studies stellar cluster mergers studies stellar cluster metallicity studies stellar cluster observational studies stellar cluster properties studies stellar evolution modeling studies |
| gptkbp:targets |
space telescopes
exoplanet searches |
| gptkbp:type |
metal-rich globular cluster
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1826
|