Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
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gptkbp:age |
~12.2 billion years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Messier_4
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
5.6
|
gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
gptkb:M4
gptkb:NGC_6121 |
gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Scorpius
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gptkbp:coreRadius |
0.56 arcmin
|
gptkbp:declination |
-26° 31′ 32.7″
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gptkbp:diameter |
~35 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1746
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
about 6,000 light-years
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 6121
|
gptkbp:mass |
~100,000 solar masses
|
gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] = -1.16
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
one of the closest globular clusters to Earth
contains a millisecond pulsar |
gptkbp:rightAscension |
16h 23m 35.22s
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gptkbp:tidalRadius |
32.49 arcmin
|
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye |
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Messier_4
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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