Red Supergiant Cluster 3

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age ~16 million years
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:RSGC3
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude not visible in optical wavelengths
gptkbp:contains red supergiant stars
gptkbp:discoveredBy 2009
Ben Davies et al.
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~22,000 light years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Red Supergiant Cluster 3
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
constellation Scutum
gptkbp:mass ~20,000 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor large population of red supergiant stars
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Scutum_Complex
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RSGC3
gptkb:RSGC3_cluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7