NGC 7078

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 12 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.2
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:contains hundreds of thousands of stars
gptkbp:contains_black_holes possible
gptkbp:contains_star yes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 175 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Jean-Dominique_Maraldi
gptkbp:discovery_year 1746
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 33,600 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:has_globular_cluster_members yes
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various stellar types
gptkbp:has_supernova no
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 7078
gptkbp:image 1970s
gptkbp:is_associated_with various research projects
various astronomical phenomena
gptkbp:is_known_for its rich star field
its beauty in astrophotography
gptkbp:is_located_at Declination +12° 10′ 01″
Right Ascension 21h 30m 06s
gptkbp:is_notable_for its historical significance in astronomy
its dense core
its ancient stars
its high stellar density
gptkbp:is_observed_in deep-sky observations
various amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Galactic_Halo
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way's_globular_cluster_system
the Virgo Supercluster
the Local Supercluster
Hubble Space Telescope's survey
the Milky Way's halo population
gptkbp:is_studied_for dark matter research
its chemical composition
stellar population analysis
its star formation history
its gravitational interactions
its globular cluster dynamics
gptkbp:is_studied_in stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar dynamics research
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:sunglasses
yes
northern hemisphere
long-exposure photographs
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:M15
gptkbp:located_in constellation Pegasus
gptkbp:metallicity [ Fe/ H] = -2.17
gptkbp:notable_feature high concentration of stars
gptkbp:observational_location gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:photography amateur telescopes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_I_globular_cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:M15
gptkb:Messier_15
gptkb:Globular_Clusters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5