Scutum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scutum
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Sct
gptkbp:area 109 square degrees
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Alpha_Scuti
gptkbp:declination −10°
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Johannes_Hevelius
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1684
gptkbp:family gptkb:Hercules
gptkbp:genitive gptkb:Scuti
gptkbp:hasViewOf August
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Scutum_Sobiescianum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scutum
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:mainStar 4
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:shield
gptkb:King_John_III_Sobieski_of_Poland
gptkbp:nameOrigin Latin for 'shield'
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:Beta_Scuti
gptkb:Epsilon_Scuti
gptkb:Zeta_Scuti
gptkb:Delta_Scuti
gptkbp:notableDeepSkyObject gptkb:Messier_11
gptkb:Messier_26
gptkb:Wild_Duck_Cluster
gptkbp:numberOfMessierObjects 2
gptkbp:quadrant gptkb:SQ4
gptkbp:rank 84
gptkbp:rating 2
gptkbp:rightAscension 18h 40m
gptkbp:visibleBetweenLatitudes +80° and −90°
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tick
gptkb:Tower_shield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5