Arp 2

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Arp 2 is a globular star cluster located in the Sagittarius constellation and is considered part of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy system.

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Arp 2 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
globular cluster
age old stellar population
angularSize approximately 5 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV approximately 13.8
associatedWith Sagittarius Stream
surface form: Sagittarius stellar stream
belongsTo Local Group
Sagittarius dwarf galaxy globular cluster system
surface form: Sagittarius globular cluster system
catalog Arp
European Southern Observatory
surface form: ESO

GCl
contains Population II stars
discoveredBy Halton Arp
distanceFromEarth approximately 21 kiloparsecs
approximately 70,000 light-years
distanceFromGalacticCenter approximately 28 kiloparsecs
gravitationallyBoundTo Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
hasAlternativeName ESO 456-SC38
GCl 110
hasDeclination approximately −30° 21′
hasRightAscension approximately 19h 28m
hasStellarPopulation metal-poor stars
hasType outer-halo globular cluster
hostGalaxy Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
locatedIn Milky Way stellar halo
surface form: Milky Way halo

Sagittarius constellation region of the sky
locatedInConstellation Sagittarius
memberOf Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
metallicity low-metallicity globular cluster
namedAfter Halton Arp
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
orbits Milky Way
partOf Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
surface form: Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy system
usedFor studies of galaxy accretion onto the Milky Way
studies of globular cluster formation in dwarf galaxies

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