the Butterfly Cluster

GPTKB entity

Properties (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 100 million years
gptkbp:appearsIn southern hemisphere
gptkbp:contains hundreds of stars
gptkbp:established gptkb:James_Dunlop
gptkbp:exhibits NGC 6302
gptkbp:features young stars
gas and dust
gptkbp:has variable stars
various types of stars
various stellar populations
a rich history in astronomy
many binary star systems
many bright blue stars
many red giants
many stars with high metallicity
many stars with low metallicity
various stellar ages
various stellar characteristics
various stellar classifications
various stellar distances
various stellar distributions
various stellar dynamics
various stellar environments
various stellar formations
various stellar interactions
various stellar luminosities
various stellar masses
various stellar motions
various stellar phenomena
various stellar relationships
various stellar temperatures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Butterfly Cluster
gptkbp:is a subject of scientific study
a target for astrophotography
a region of star formation
a cluster with a high concentration of stars
a popular object for telescopes
an astronomical object of interest
an example of stellar formation
an object of interest for astrophysics
an object that can be observed with binoculars
an open cluster of stars
one of the brightest open clusters
one of the closest clusters to Earth
one of the most studied clusters
visible to the naked eye under dark skies
a_member_of_the_Scorpius-Centaurus_association
located_near_the_Galactic_plane
part_of_the_Scorpius_constellation
gptkbp:isLocatedIn 1830s
gptkbp:length approximately 4,600 light years
gptkbp:lighting apparent magnitude 4.5
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Scorpius
gptkbp:partOf Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 6302
gptkbp:type open cluster
gptkbp:visitedBy amateur astronomers
gptkbp:was used to study stellar evolution
first observed in 1826
named for its shape resembling a butterfly
noted for its beauty in the night sky
popularized in astronomy literature
studied for its stellar dynamics
used to understand the formation of star clusters
observed_by_William_Herschel