NGC 6302

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Butterfly_Nebula
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 12.5
gptkbp:body_style bipolar
gptkbp:contains central star
gptkbp:declination -37° 05' 00"
gptkbp:depicted_in with telescopes
gptkbp:diameter about 1.2 light years
about 0.5 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:H._G._Corwin
gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:distance approximately 3,800 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:features complex morphology
bipolar structure
highly collimated jets
gptkbp:has_color blue and red
bright blue and red
gptkbp:has_feature asymmetric
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:mythological_figure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6302
gptkbp:is_associated_with stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_known_for complex structure
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
extensive
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
catalog of nebulae
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 10.5
gptkbp:located_in constellation Scorpius
declination -37° 05' 24''
right ascension 17h 13m 49.0s
galactic coordinates (l, b) (345.5°, -2.0°)
gptkbp:notable_for its intricate structure
gptkbp:right_ascension 17h 13m 12.0s
gptkbp:type gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:year_created 1884