The LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:contains gptkb:supernova_SN_1987_A
young stars
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_2210
gptkb:Tarantula_Nebula
approximately 10 billion
0.1 solar masses per year
gptkbp:coordinates l = 280°, b = -32°
gptkbp:diameter 14,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by 16th century
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 163,000 light-years
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.5
gptkbp:has_distance_to_milky_way approximately 163,000 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud)
gptkbp:is_affected_by tidal forces from Milky Way
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
dark matter halo
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:supernova_remnants
H II regions
star-forming regions
massive star formation
massive stars
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Tarantula_Nebula
its irregular shape
gptkbp:is_located_at coordinates 5h 23m 34s -69° 45′ 22″
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Local_Group_of_galaxies
gptkb:Magellanic_Clouds
Southern Hemisphere sky
Magellanic System
gptkbp:is_satellite_of gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_in cosmological studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
naked eye
southern hemisphere
southern sky
gptkbp:lighting 20.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:mass 1.5 × 10^10 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.3 dex
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Ferdinand_Magellan
gptkbp:orbital_period 1.5 billion years
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_Mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5