Small Magellanic Cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:age approximately 10 billion years
gptkbp:composed_of metal-poor
gptkbp:contains gptkb:LHA_120-N_11
stars
star clusters
gas clouds
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_346
yes
high
gptkbp:coordinates RA 00h 52m 0s, Dec -72° 50′ 0″
gptkbp:declination -72° 50′ 0″
gptkbp:diameter 7,000 light years
approximately 7,000 light-years
approximately 7,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Ferdinand_Magellan
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 200,000 light years
200,000 light years
gptkbp:has_companion gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:has_distance_from_milky_way approximately 200,000 light years
gptkbp:has_galactic_rotation yes
gptkbp:has_interaction_history_with gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:has_notable_nebulae gptkb:LHA_120-N_11
gptkbp:has_notable_regions gptkb:NGC_346_region
gptkbp:has_notable_star_clusters gptkb:NGC_330
gptkbp:has_population old stars
gptkbp:has_relationship_with gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:has_supernova yes
SMC SNR 1
SMC SNR 2
SMC SNR 3
gptkbp:has_type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Small Magellanic Cloud
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
dark matter halo
gptkbp:is_home_to H II regions
massive star formation
young stellar objects
globular clusters
massive stars
gptkbp:is_known_for irregular shape
irregular morphology
gptkbp:is_located_at coordinates 00h 52m 0s -72° 50′ 0″
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Milky_Way
Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:Gemini_Observatory
gptkb:ALMA
gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Keck_Observatory
gptkb:Atacama_Large_Millimeter_Array
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Local_Group_of_galaxies
gptkb:Magellanic_Clouds
gptkb:Magellanic_Stream
Magellanic Clouds system
Magellanic System
gptkbp:is_studied_for dark matter research
galaxy formation
stellar evolution
galactic interactions
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
Southern Hemisphere
naked eye
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:lighting low
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:mass young and old stars
approximately 1.5 billion solar masses
approximately 3 billion solar masses
approximately 7 billion solar masses
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:LMC_2
gptkb:SMC_3
gptkb:NGC_346
starburst regions
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkb:complex
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:HD_5980
gptkb:SMC_3
gptkb:SMC_4
gptkb:SMC_5
gptkb:SMC_6
gptkb:SMC_7
gptkb:SMC_9
SMC 10
SMC 8
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:NGC_346
gptkbp:population_density varied
gptkbp:redshift 0.0009
gptkbp:right_ascension 00h 52m 0s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorado
gptkb:the_Magellanic_Clouds
gptkb:The_Milky_Way
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5