the Butterfly Cluster

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 100 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 4.5
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
gptkbp:contains hundreds of stars
gptkbp:contains_star yes
ongoing
gptkbp:declination -40° 30' 00"
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:James_Dunlop
gptkbp:distance 11.5
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 6000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:NGC_6302
1830s
gptkbp:has_color 0.5
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O and B type stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Butterfly Cluster
gptkbp:ingredients multiple binary stars
gptkbp:is_a stellar nursery
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in stellar populations
gptkbp:is_associated_with stellar dynamics research
gptkbp:is_considered_as a target for observational studies
gptkbp:is_examined_in star formation rates
gptkbp:is_explored_in space telescopes
gptkbp:is_known_for its bright stars
gptkbp:is_located_near the Galactic plane
gptkbp:is_notable_for its rich star field
gptkbp:is_noted_for its high stellar density
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
amateur astronomy
optical telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Scorpius-Centaurus_Association
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
the Milky Way's structure
open cluster catalogues
gptkbp:is_recognized_by its shape resembling a butterfly
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astronomical literature
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution patterns
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:is_utilized_in cosmological studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from Southern Hemisphere
naked eye
summer months
gptkbp:located_in constellation Scorpius
gptkbp:map star catalogs
gptkbp:mass young stars
approximately 1000 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:HD_150136
gptkbp:orbit_type no
gptkbp:photography professional astronomers
gptkbp:research light pollution
gptkbp:right_ascension 16h 58m 00s
gptkbp:type gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scorpius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5