the Milky Way

GPTKB entity

Statements (140)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:age 13.6 billion years
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:natural_gas
dust
stars
gptkbp:contains gptkb:star
stars
star clusters
nebulae
over 200 billion stars
gptkbp:contains_planets exoplanets
gptkbp:contains_star 100 to 400 billion
1 to 3 solar masses per year
gptkbp:coordinates RA 17h 45m 40.04s, Dec -29° 00′ 28.1″
contains dense star population
gptkbp:depicted_in various cultures' mythology
gptkbp:diameter 100,000 light years
approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:has_a_rotational_speed_at_the_sun's_location approximately 230 km/s
gptkbp:has_a_spiral_structure barred spiral galaxy
gptkbp:has_a_supermassive_black_hole_at_its_center gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
gptkbp:has_an_estimated_number_of_stars 100 to 400 billion
gptkbp:has_function disk, bulge, halo
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Milky Way
gptkbp:ingredients trillions of planets
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:river
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:is_approximately_how_many_years_old 13.6 billion years
gptkbp:is_characterized_by stellar populations
stellar nurseries
spiral arms
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_satellites
Cosmic Web
other galaxies
galactic filaments
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_divided_into Niulang and Zhinu
gptkbp:is_expected_to 200 billion stars
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:supernova_remnants
various nebulae
black holes
various cosmic phenomena
star clusters
various star types
the Scutum-Centaurus Arm
the Orion Arm
the Perseus Arm
the Sagittarius Arm
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:dark_matter
intergalactic medium
gptkbp:is_inhabited_by various life forms
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:is_observed_in various wavelengths
gptkbp:is_often_described_as the Galaxy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:multiverse
gptkb:Local_Supercluster
gptkb:Milky_Way_group
gptkb:Milky_Way_System
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Milky Way structure
galactic neighborhood
gptkbp:is_part_of_a_larger_structure the Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:is_spiral_type barred spiral galaxy
gptkbp:is_studied_for gptkb:cosmology
galactic dynamics
dark matter research
stellar evolution
galactic evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
telescopes
gptkbp:is_subject_to gravitational forces
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by dark matter halo
satellite galaxies
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
night sky
other galaxies
as a band of light
gptkbp:mass 1.5 trillion solar masses
approximately 1.5 trillion solar masses
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:various_cultures
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:the_Sun
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:the_Kuiper_belt
gptkb:Supernova
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:supernova_remnants
gptkb:white_dwarfs
gptkb:the_Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkb:the_Small_Magellanic_Cloud
binaries
variable stars
exoplanets
comets
black holes
star-forming regions
red giants
pulsars
globular clusters
stellar remnants
open clusters
the asteroid belt
the Oort cloud
the planets of the Solar System
gptkbp:rotation_period around its center
gptkbp:signage four major arms
gptkbp:universe dark matter halo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkb:Atlas
gptkb:region
gptkb:Draco
gptkb:Lupus
gptkb:Hercules
gptkb:Orion
gptkb:Tlaloc
gptkb:Aquarius
gptkb:Tanabata
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkb:Huitzilopochtli
gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkb:Supernova
gptkb:Nut
gptkb:Gemini
gptkb:Mira
gptkb:star
gptkb:Pegasus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4