Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
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gptkbp:age |
~13.5 billion years
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Caldwell_42
gptkb:GCl_29 gptkb:Melotte_120 |
gptkbp:angularSize |
11 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
9.16
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gptkbp:catalogue |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
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gptkbp:declination |
+28° 32′ 04″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
May 17, 1784
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
52,800 light-years
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gptkbp:galacticLatitude |
+73.6°
42.2° |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 5466
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation Boötes
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gptkbp:mass |
~50,000 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] = –2.22
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
source of the tidal stream known as the 45-degree tidal stream
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gptkbp:rightAscension |
14h 05m 27.3s
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bootes
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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