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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