Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
---|---|
gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:galaxy
|
gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Milky_Way
|
gptkbp:age |
~11.4 billion years
|
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Messier_3
gptkb:NGC_5272 gptkb:M3 |
gptkbp:angularSize |
18 arcminutes
|
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
6.2
|
gptkbp:declination |
+28° 22′ 38.2″
|
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
|
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1764
|
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
33,900 light-years
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
SRC M3
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation Canes Venatici
|
gptkbp:mass |
~500,000 solar masses
|
gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] = –1.34
|
gptkbp:notableFor |
large population of variable stars
rich in RR Lyrae variables |
gptkbp:rating |
~500,000
|
gptkbp:rightAscension |
13h 42m 11.62s
|
gptkbp:type |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:SRC_Modula-3_compiler
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|