NGC 5272

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_5272
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age ~11.39 billion years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Messier_3
gptkbp:angularSize 18 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 6.2
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canes_Venatici
gptkbp:coreRadius 1.12 arcminutes
gptkbp:declination +28° 22′ 38.2″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:discoveredIn May 3, 1764
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 33,900 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:galacticLatitude +78.71°
42.22°
gptkbp:hasBlueStragglers yes
gptkbp:hasPulsars yes
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 5272
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:mass ~500,000 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = –1.50
gptkbp:notableFor large population of variable stars
contains many RR Lyrae variables
gptkbp:rating ~500,000
gptkbp:rightAscension 13h 42m 11.62s
gptkbp:tidalRadius 38.19 arcminutes
gptkbp:variableStar yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7