The Large Magellanic Cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:contains stars
nebulae
gptkbp:contains_the_star_cluster gptkb:NGC_2070
gptkbp:contains_the_star-forming_region gptkb:30_Doradus
gptkbp:contains_the_tarantula_nebula nan
gptkbp:diameter approximately 14,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Ferdinand_Magellan
gptkbp:has_a_satellite_galaxy_called gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:has_been_mapped_in various wavelengths
gptkbp:has_produced from gas accretion
gptkbp:has_single H II regions
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:LMC_N49
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Large Magellanic Cloud
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:the_Magellanic_Clouds
gptkbp:is_a_satellite_of gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_a_site_of gptkb:supernova_remnants
intense star formation
gptkbp:is_a_source_of cosmic rays
stellar populations studies
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:is_a_target_for_studies_of galactic evolution.
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_home_to gptkb:LMC_2_star_cluster
massive star formation regions
gptkbp:is_involved_in galactic interactions
gptkbp:is_irregular_in_shape nan
gptkbp:is_known_for starburst activity
irregular structure
bright star clusters
gptkbp:is_located_in southern celestial hemisphere
the constellation Dorado
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_often_described_as 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_for galaxy formation
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
astrophysics
stellar evolution
extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:is_thought_to_have_interacted_with the Milky Way in the past
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
the Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:key galactic dynamics research
gptkbp:mass about 10 billion solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity about 50% of solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:dark_matter
gptkbp:scientific_classification an irregular galaxy
gptkbp:targets observational astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4