Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:galaxy
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| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:Earth gptkb:star over 100 billion stars |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 100,000 light-years
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| gptkbp:has_a_bulge |
in its center
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| gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
the Gaia mission
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| gptkbp:has_a_galactic_halo |
that contains globular clusters
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| gptkbp:has_a_number_of_open_clusters |
such as the Pleiades
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| gptkbp:has_a_number_of_star-forming_regions |
such as the Carina Nebula
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| gptkbp:has_a_rotation_curve_that_indicates |
the presence of dark matter
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| gptkbp:has_a_supermassive_black_hole_at_its_center |
gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
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| gptkbp:has_a_thick_disk |
that contains older stars
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| gptkbp:has_a_thin_disk |
where most stars are located
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Milky Way Galaxy
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| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
many astronomical studies
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| gptkbp:is_expected_to |
over 200 billion stars
13.6 billion years old over 100 billion planets |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
various types of nebulae
the Orion Arm |
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
the Virgo Supercluster
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| gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as |
gptkb:science_fiction
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way_system |
| gptkbp:is_part_of_a_larger_structure |
the Laniakea Supercluster
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| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
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| gptkbp:is_surrounded_by |
a halo of hot gas
a vast expanse of intergalactic space |
| gptkbp:is_thought_to_have_experienced |
several major mergers
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| gptkbp:is_thought_to_have_formed_from |
the merging of smaller galaxies
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| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
as a band of light in the night sky
the southern hemisphere as the Milky Way band |
| gptkbp:mass |
approximately 1.5 trillion solar masses
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| gptkbp:notable_galaxies |
gptkb:the_Sun
the Galactic Center the Galactic Halo the Galactic Core the Galactic Plane the Galactic Bulge the Galactic Disk the Milky Way's solar neighborhood including the Large Magellanic Cloud the Andromeda Galaxy as a neighboring galaxy the Galactic Bulge Red Giants the Galactic Bulge Stars the Galactic Center Black Hole the Galactic Center Stars the Galactic Core Stars the Galactic Core Supermassive Black Hole the Galactic Disk Open Clusters the Galactic Disk Stars the Galactic Equator the Galactic Equator Stars the Galactic Halo Globular Clusters the Galactic Halo Stars the Galactic Plane Stars |
| gptkbp:rotation_period |
about 225-250 million years
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| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
barred spiral galaxy
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| gptkbp:type_of |
gptkb:Spiral_Galaxy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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