the Milky Way system

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:age approximately 13.6 billion years
gptkbp:composed_of varied chemical composition
gptkbp:contains over 100 billion stars
gptkbp:contains_molecular_clouds giant molecular clouds
gptkbp:contains_nebulae various types of nebulae
gptkbp:contains_planets exoplanets
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Orion_Arm
around 150
open clusters
various types of stars
gptkbp:contains_star_formation_regions H II regions
gptkbp:contains_stellar_population multiple stellar populations
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
defined in celestial coordinates
gptkbp:diameter 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:foot four major arms
gptkbp:has_function barred spiral galaxy
gptkbp:has_galactic_features various galactic features
gptkbp:has_galactic_history rich history of interactions
gptkbp:has_galactic_plane defined by the disk of the galaxy
gptkbp:has_galactic_rotation_curve flat rotation curve
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Milky Way system
gptkbp:is_approximately 13.6 billion years old
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:the_Andromeda_Galaxy
other galaxies
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:the_Solar_System
various star clusters
the Galactic Halo
the Galactic Core
the Galactic Bulge
the Galactic Disk
the Galactic Halo.
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gravitational forces
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
the Virgo Supercluster
the observable universe
the cosmic web
the Local Supercluster
gptkbp:is_rotating_around the center of the galaxy
gptkbp:is_studied_for its dark matter content
its formation and evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
telescopes
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by intergalactic space
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
night sky
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:notable_galaxies complex dynamics
spiral structure
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 230 km/s
gptkbp:universe dark matter halo
significant amount of dark matter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5