Omega Centauri (ω Cen, NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object...
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of the largest stars yet discovered. The constellation also contains Omega Centauri, the brightest globular cluster as visible from Earth and the largest...
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occasionally known simply as "globulars". Although one globular cluster, Omega Centauri, was observed in antiquity and long thought to be a star, recognition...
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South Africa. 47 Tucanae is the second brightest globular cluster after Omega Centauri, and telescopically reveals about ten thousand stars, many appearing...
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VLT Survey Telescope (section OmegaCAM)
may be the best portrait of the globular star cluster Omega Centauri ever made. Omega Centauri, in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), is the...
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13.81 in V band. Mayall II is considered to have twice the mass of Omega Centauri, and may contain a central, intermediate-mass (~ 2×104 M⊙) black hole...
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He is voiced by Masashi Hirose. The Omega Centauri's Six Spears are six Choujins hailing from the Omega Centauri. They are the descendants of Choujins...
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Fimbulthul is a tidal stellar stream torn off from Omega Centauri, the largest globular cluster of our Milky Way galaxy. The stream contains 309 known...
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relatively high abundance of heavier elements. 2.5 billion years (11.3 Gya): Omega Centauri, largest globular cluster in the Milky Way forms 2.6 billion years (11...
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density parameter in Friedmann equations Omega Centauri, a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus Omega Nebula, a star cluster Argument of periapsis...
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examined seven fast-moving stars from the center of the globular cluster Omega Centauri, finding that these stars were consistent with being bound to an intermediate-mass...
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that of the Sun. It may have once been part of the globular cluster Omega Centauri, itself the likely core of a dwarf galaxy swallowed up by the Milky...
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may have been acquired during the merger of a dwarf galaxy, of which Omega Centauri forms the surviving nucleus. For Messier 56, the abundance of elements...
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S2CID 235683396. Soltis, J.; Casertano, S.; Riess, A. G. (2021). "The Parallax of Omega Centauri Measured from Gaia EDR3 and a Direct, Geometric Calibration of the Tip...
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Sun and has an absolute magnitude of −10.0. List of Messier objects Omega Centauri Mayall II Palomar 12 Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927)...
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color spread of its red giant branch (RGB) sequence, akin to that in Omega Centauri, it became the object of intense scrutiny starting in 1977 with James...
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List of Babylon 5 characters (redirect from Centauri (Babylon 5))
civilizations represented in the Babylon 5 universe: humans, the Narn, the Centauri, the Minbari and the Vorlons; and several dozen less powerful ones. A number...
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bright deep-sky objects visible in the Southern Hemisphere, such as Omega Centauri, Centaurus A, the Jewel Box, and 47 Tucanae. Moore compiled a list of...
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Westfall, K. B. (2002). "The Metallicity Distribution Function of omega Centauri". Omega Centauri. 265: 143. arXiv:astro-ph/0112169. Bibcode:2002ASPC..265..143F...
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determining the future evolution of the universe theory is the density parameter, Omega (Ω), defined as the average matter density of the universe divided by a...
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in the latter, based on data taken from the Gaia project. Messier 54 Omega Centauri "Name SDG". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved...
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orchestral compositions include Missa Festiva for choir and orchestra, Omega Centauri for chamber orchestra and tape, Sun Dragon for large orchestra and tape...
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focused on Omega Centauri and contained more that half a million stars from that region. Focused Product Release Gaia view of Omega Centauri from Gaia’s...
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more massive than the Sun. It was proposed that NGC 2419 could be, as Omega Centauri, the remnant of a dwarf spheroidal galaxy disrupted and accreted by...
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, {\displaystyle ~\Omega _{\text{m}}~,} Ω r , {\displaystyle ~\Omega _{\text{r}}~,} and Ω Λ . {\displaystyle ~\Omega _{\Lambda }~.} The full...
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/ 2), using distance of 5 kpc and angle 36.3′, = 86 ± 6 ly radius "Omega Centauri: The Largest Globular Cluster". Universe for Facts. Archived from the...
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metal-rich part of the galactic halo. Field of Streams Monoceros Ring Omega Centauri M32p, large galaxy merged into Andromeda Galaxy, responsible for its...
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It contains several million stars and is about twice as luminous as Omega Centauri, the brightest known globular cluster in the Milky Way. Globular One...
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