Scutum Star Cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star cloud
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Scutum Cloud
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude about 4.6
gptkbp:bestViewedIn summer months (Northern Hemisphere)
gptkbp:contains nebulae
open clusters
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 6,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scutum Star Cloud
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Scutum_constellation
gptkbp:notableFor brightest visible section of the Milky Way
high star density
gptkbp:partOf Milky Way's inner spiral arm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scutum-Crux_Arm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7