SMC Dwarf Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:composed_of hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:conducts_research_on gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:contains gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:natural_gas
young stars
stars
star clusters
old stars
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_121
gptkb:NGC_330
gptkb:NGC_346
N11
high star formation rate
N66
N88
hundreds of millions of stars
gptkbp:coordinates RA 00h 52m 0s, Dec -72° 50′ 0″
RA 00h 52m 30s, Dec -72° 49′ 00″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 7,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:unknown
gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1834
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 200,000 light years
gptkbp:has_active_region starburst region
gptkbp:has_ahistory_of gptkb:region
multiple HII regions
gptkbp:has_features irregular shape
Irr (irregular)
gptkbp:has_historical_significance important for understanding galaxy formation
gptkbp:has_neighboring_galaxy gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:has_spectral_type irregular
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_1987_A
N49
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SMC Dwarf Galaxy
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_affected_by gptkb:tidal_forces
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
starburst activity
gptkbp:is_considered_as a satellite galaxy of Milky Way
gptkbp:is_home_to young stars
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gravitational interactions
gptkbp:is_known_for irregular structure
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
Magellanic System
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:lighting low surface brightness
apparent magnitude of 2.7
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:mass approximately 10 billion solar masses
gptkbp:members dwarf galaxy group
gptkbp:metallicity low metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:LMC_(Large_Magellanic_Cloud)
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:redshift 0.0011
gptkbp:targets galaxy surveys
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy