Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
gptkb:nebula |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:M16_(Eagle_Nebula)
gptkb:Eagle_Nebula gptkb:the_Eagle_Nebula gptkb:The_Eagle_Nebula |
| gptkbp:age |
around 5.5 million years
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
approximately 6.0
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:the_Eagle_Nebula
gptkb:star |
| gptkbp:collaborations |
international astronomy community
|
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
popular among amateur astronomers
|
| gptkbp:contains |
young stars
massive stars high rate |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
18h 18m 54s, -13° 45' 0" |
| gptkbp:declination |
+00° 11' 00"
+13° 42′ 00″ |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:William_Herschel
|
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 6,000 light years
|
| gptkbp:education |
used in teaching astronomy
|
| gptkbp:environmental_impact |
visibility affected
|
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog |
| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:the_Pillars_of_Creation
star formation regions stellar nurseries massive stars dark lanes of dust bright nebulae |
| gptkbp:future_plans |
planned observations
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.5
B-V 0.5 |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
various types
O-type stars |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
important for astrophysics
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 6611
|
| gptkbp:image |
Hubble Space Telescope image available
Hubble image available |
| gptkbp:impact |
affects surrounding medium
|
| gptkbp:is_explored_in |
gptkb:observatory
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope visible light |
| gptkbp:is_similar_to |
other open clusters
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
analyzed for composition
magnitude 6.0 |
| gptkbp:located_in |
constellation Serpens
|
| gptkbp:mass |
young stars
about 1,000 solar masses studied in detail |
| gptkbp:medium |
influenced by cluster dynamics
|
| gptkbp:metallicity |
solar metallicity
|
| gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Eagle_Nebula
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
|
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:BD+00°_3949
gptkb:HD_168076 gptkb:HD_168077 gptkb:HD_168078 gptkb:HD_168079 gptkb:BD+13°_5055 |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
massive star formation
stellar evolution studies stellar population synthesis cluster dynamics infrared observations mass loss in stars X-ray emissions from stars stellar population analysis spectroscopic studies interstellar medium studies stellar wind studies photometric studies stellar age determination chemical composition analysis interaction with surrounding medium dynamics of young clusters binary star systems in clusters mass segregation studies optical imaging studies star cluster formation theories |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:the_Eagle_Nebula
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy |
| gptkbp:photography |
ongoing research
|
| gptkbp:population |
high density
|
| gptkbp:publishes |
numerous papers published
|
| gptkbp:redshift |
0.0000
|
| gptkbp:related_concept |
gptkb:NGC_6705
|
| gptkbp:research |
extensively studied
used for analysis extensive studies conducted requires dark skies for visibility telescopes required |
| gptkbp:research_areas |
various universities
|
| gptkbp:research_focus |
stellar evolution
|
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
18h 18m 54s
|
| gptkbp:size |
10 arcminutes
approximately 20 light years across approximately 10 arcminutes |
| gptkbp:travel_time |
6,000 years
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1784
1786 |