Small Magellanic Cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:angularSize 5.2° × 3.5°
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.7
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ESO_29-38
gptkb:HIPASS_J0057-72
gptkb:PGC_3085
gptkbp:contains gptkb:H_II_regions
gptkb:Wolf–Rayet_stars
gptkb:NGC_330
gptkb:NGC_346
gptkb:NGC_371
supernova remnants
Cepheid variables
star clusters
old stellar populations
young stellar populations
emission nebulae
planetary nebulae
47 Tucanae (nearby globular cluster)
gptkbp:declination −72° 48′ 01″
gptkbp:diameter ~7,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy Ferdinand Magellan (European discovery)
gptkbp:discoveredIn 16th century (by Europeans)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 200,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasDarkMatter yes
gptkbp:hasGlobularClusters yes
gptkbp:hasHIRegion yes
gptkbp:hasSatelliteCraters gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:hasStarFormation active
gptkbp:hasTidalBridgeWith gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:hasTidalTail gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Small Magellanic Cloud
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Tucana
gptkbp:mass ~7 billion solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity low
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:SMC
gptkb:Nubecula_Minor
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:properMotionRA yes
gptkbp:rightAscension 00h 52m 38s
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:velocityRelativeToMilkyWay ~158 km/s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5