Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:nebula
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
approximately 6.0
|
| gptkbp:contains |
young stars
molecular clouds star clusters |
| gptkbp:declination |
-16° 11′ 00″
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:physicist
summer months small telescopes northern and southern hemispheres deep-sky observations |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Jean_Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
|
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 5,000 light years
|
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
gptkb:region
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Omega Nebula
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
bright nebula
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
star formation
the star formation process the Orion spur the Sagittarius arm |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
massive star formation
massive stars multiple stellar populations various types of nebulae various stellar phenomena |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
gptkb:Messier_17
its distinctive shape its complex structure its bright emission lines its bright central region its role in stellar nurseries its contribution to the Milky Way's evolution its ionized gas |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
the Scutum constellation
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
professional astronomers
optical wavelengths radio wavelengths infrared wavelengths |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
the interstellar medium the Milky Way's structure the larger star-forming region the Milky Way's star-forming regions the Gould Belt the star-forming complex the galactic ecology |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:spacecraft
astrophysics amateur astronomers stellar evolution its chemical composition its interaction with surrounding space its light emissions |
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 15 light years across
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
galactic coordinates (6.5, -1.5) |
| gptkbp:photography |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
|
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
18h 20m 24s
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:nebula
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1745
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sagittarius
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|