Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:nebula
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkb:M20 gptkb:Serpens gptkb:the_Hubble_Space_Telescope |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
the constellation Sagittarius
|
| gptkbp:contains |
young stars
star clusters dark lanes of dust ionized hydrogen gas |
| gptkbp:declination |
-24° 23' 55"
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:museum southern hemisphere the naked eye radio wavelengths infrared observations amateur telescopes optical telescopes deep-sky observations |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 110 light years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Jean_Philippe_de_Chéseaux
|
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 4,000 light years
|
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:Messier_8
|
| gptkbp:features |
the Hourglass Nebula
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Lagoon Nebula
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
star formation
the star formation process the star cluster NGC 6530 |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
gptkb:Herbig-Haro_objects
young stellar objects stellar nurseries massive stars massive star clusters various types of stars proto-stars various nebular phenomena |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its historical significance
its large size its colorful appearance its bright emission lines its rich structure its bright central region its contribution to star formation research its role in the Milky Way's structure |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:the_Trifid_Nebula
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the interstellar medium the cosmic web the galactic plane the Sagittarius constellation the star-forming region the Scutum-Centaurus arm the galactic center region the larger star-forming complex |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
observational astronomy stellar evolution its chemical composition its physical properties its light spectrum its dynamics its interaction with surrounding gas |
| gptkbp:is_surrounded_by |
dark nebulae
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
magnitude 6.0
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:the_Milky_Way
galactic coordinates l=12.5° b=-2.0° |
| gptkbp:photography |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
|
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
18h 03m 42s
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:nebula
|