Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
gptkbp:age |
1-2 million years
|
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
7.0
|
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:RCW_49_nebula
|
gptkbp:catalogue |
gptkb:Westerlund_catalogue
|
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:O-type_stars
Wolf-Rayet stars massive stars |
gptkbp:declination |
-57° 45′ 49″
|
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Bengt_Westerlund
|
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1961
|
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
20000 light years
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Westerlund 2
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Milky_Way
constellation Carina |
gptkbp:notableFor |
star formation
young massive cluster |
gptkbp:rightAscension |
10h 23m 58s
|
gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Scutum-Centaurus_Arm
gptkb:Scutum–Centaurus_Arm |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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