Fornax 5
E509497
Fornax 5 is a globular star cluster located within the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy, notable for its role in studies of stellar populations and galaxy evolution in dwarf spheroidal systems.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | globular star cluster ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyEnvironment | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Fornax Cluster 5
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Fornax GC5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHostGalaxy | Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
bound by self-gravity
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high stellar density ⓘ spherically concentrated stellar distribution ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
constrains formation history of dwarf spheroidal galaxies
ⓘ
helps test models of globular cluster formation ⓘ provides insight into chemical enrichment in low-mass galaxies ⓘ traces early star formation in the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ used to compare globular clusters in dwarf galaxies and the Milky Way ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
low-mass stars
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old stars ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyType | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| isOneOf | globular clusters associated with the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ |
| isResolvedInto | individual stars in deep imaging ⓘ |
| isSatelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
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ⓘ
Fornax constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy globular cluster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitsWithin | dark-matter-dominated dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
comparative studies of globular clusters in different galactic environments
ⓘ
studies of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope observations
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ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| typeOfObject | extragalactic globular cluster ⓘ |
| usedAs |
probe of the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy gravitational potential
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tracer of the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy star formation history ⓘ |
| usedFor |
age dating of stellar populations
ⓘ
chemical abundance analyses ⓘ dynamical studies of dwarf spheroidal galaxies ⓘ studies of galaxy evolution ⓘ studies of globular cluster systems in dwarf galaxies ⓘ studies of stellar populations ⓘ |
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