Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 100 million years
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
6.5
6.0 6.3 |
| gptkbp:contains_star |
gptkb:NGC_6694
ongoing several hundred stars approximately 290 |
| gptkbp:declination |
+06° 24′ 00″
+05° 16′ 00″ |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 25 light years
20 arcminutes |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
gptkb:William_Herschel |
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1784
1831 |
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 4,500 light years
approximately 6000 light years |
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
various astronomical catalogs |
| gptkbp:features |
dense star concentration
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
0.5
0.2 |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
various
various types |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 6705
|
| gptkbp:included |
gptkb:Messier_catalog
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
stellar nursery
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
star formation regions
the Scutum constellation |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a benchmark for studying open clusters
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its rich star field
|
| gptkbp:is_located_at |
right ascension 18h 53m 36s, declination +06° 24′ 00″
right ascension 18h 53m 36s, declination +05° 16′ 00″ |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
the center of the Milky Way
the Galactic plane |
| gptkbp:is_notable_for |
its bright stars
its historical significance in astronomy its compactness its high concentration of stars being one of the richest open clusters |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:photography
amateur astronomers professional astronomers infrared astronomy |
| gptkbp:is_often_compared_to |
gptkb:M67
M45 (Pleiades) |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Scutum_constellation
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy the open cluster category open cluster category Milky Way's open clusters the Scutum-Centaurus arm the Scutum constellation group the open cluster population of the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:is_popular_among |
amateur astronomers
astronomy enthusiasts |
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
stellar dynamics
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:astronomy
stellar evolution |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
stellar evolution studies
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:sunglasses summer months northern hemisphere the southern hemisphere summer months in the northern hemisphere |
| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:Messier_11
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
one of the brightest open clusters
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Milky_Way
constellation Scutum |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
several blue supergiants
|
| gptkbp:photography |
astrophotographers
|
| gptkbp:previous_name |
gptkb:Messier_11
|
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
18h 53m 36s
|
| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NGC_6611
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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