Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spiral_galaxy
|
| gptkbp:body_shape |
irregular shape
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:dark_matter
old stars |
| gptkbp:contains_star |
very low
several known globular clusters |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 1,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:William_Herschel
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1783
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 210,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:first_noted_in |
Hubble Space Telescope observations
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.8
|
| gptkbp:has_distance_to_milky_way |
approximately 210,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:has_historical_significance |
in the study of dwarf galaxies
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
about 1/1000 of the Milky Way
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
the formation of the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a candidate for future studies
a relic of the early universe a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
gptkb:RR_Lyrae_stars
gptkb:Cepheid_variables |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its faintness
its low surface brightness |
| gptkbp:is_located_at |
declination +67° 00′ 00″
right ascension 15h 10m 00s |
| gptkbp:is_mentioned_in |
astronomical catalogs
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
various telescopes
its star formation history |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
the study of dark matter the cosmic web the study of galaxy evolution the Local Group of galaxies the Local Volume |
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
its stellar dynamics
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
cosmological simulations
studies of galaxy formation |
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
with telescopes
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
very low
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
Ursa Minor constellation
|
| gptkbp:mass |
mostly old stars
about 10 million solar masses |
| gptkbp:metallicity |
very low metallicity
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Local_Group
|
| gptkbp:redshift |
z ≈ 0.0007
|
| gptkbp:type |
spheroidal galaxy
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Ursa_Minor |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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