Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star
gptkbp:contains old stars
gptkbp:diameter approximately 1,000 light-years
gptkbp:established Ibata_et_al.
gptkbp:geographicalFeature RA 18h 55m 01s, Dec -30° 30′ 00″
gptkbp:hasAwards yes
gptkbp:hasCharacter no
gptkbp:hasCitations dynamically relaxed
isotropic velocity dispersion
gptkbp:hasColor yes
gptkbp:hasFilm spheroidal
gptkbp:hasGoals yes
gptkbp:hasLength 70,000 to 80,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasLocation low heavy element abundance
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 12 billion years
gptkbp:hasPopulation mostly old stars
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent dwarf spheroidal
gptkbp:hasResidence [Fe/H] = -1.5
gptkbp:hasSibling very low
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
gptkbp:interactsWith Milky Way Galaxy
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy yes
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Sagittarius_stream
gptkbp:isConsidered a candidate for tidal disruption
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.8
gptkbp:isIntegratedWith with_Milky_Way
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
gptkb:Sagittarius_II_group
galaxy formation and evolution
gptkbp:isReferencedIn 1994 paper by Ibata et al.
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Milky_Way's_halo
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:isTrainedIn dark matter studies
gptkbp:length 14.5
approximately 70,000 light-years
gptkbp:lighting very low
gptkbp:localAttraction -110_km/s
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Sagittarius
gptkbp:mission no
gptkbp:notableFeature low metallicity
gptkbp:orbitalInclination about 1.5 billion years
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:region no
gptkbp:releaseYear 1994
gptkbp:resolution very low
about 1.5 x 10^5 solar luminosities
gptkbp:type satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
gptkbp:weight about 1.5 x 10^7 solar masses