The Large Magellanic Cloud

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:consists_of gptkb:NGC_2070
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:contains stars
nebulae
gptkbp:depicted_in the Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:diameter approximately 14,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Ferdinand_Magellan
gptkbp:eccentricity nan
gptkbp:formed gptkb:30_Doradus
from gas accretion
gptkbp:gps gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:LMC_N49
gptkbp:has_single HII regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Large Magellanic Cloud
gptkbp:interacts_with the Milky Way in the past
gptkbp:is_a_site_for gptkb:supernova_remnants
intense star formation
gptkbp:is_a_source_of cosmic rays
stellar populations studies
gptkbp:is_approximately 1/10 the mass of the Milky Way
1/10 the size of the Milky Way
163,000 light-years from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Magellanic Stream
gptkbp:is_found_in nan
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:LMC_2_star_cluster
massive star formation regions
gptkbp:is_involved_in galactic interactions
gptkbp:is_known_for starburst activity
irregular structure
bright star clusters
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:LMC
gptkbp:is_often_used_in comparison for other galaxies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group_of_galaxies
gptkb:Magellanic_System_of_galaxies
gptkb:the_Local_Group
Magellanic System
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
astrophysics
galaxy formation
stellar evolution
extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:key galactic dynamics research
gptkbp:located_in southern celestial hemisphere
the constellation Dorado
gptkbp:map various wavelengths
gptkbp:mass about 10 billion solar masses
gptkbp:members gptkb:the_Magellanic_Clouds
gptkbp:metallicity about 50% of solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:scientific_classification an irregular galaxy
gptkbp:scientific_goals galactic evolution.
gptkbp:subject gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:targets observational astronomy
gptkbp:vision gptkb:physicist