angularSize
P6952
predicate
Indicates the apparent size of an object as seen from a given point, typically measured as the angle it subtends at the observer.
Observed surface forms (5)
- angularResolution ×5
- hasAngularSize ×4
- perceivedSize ×2
- angularSize_degrees ×1
- averageAngularDiameterFromEarth ×1
Sample triples (21)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Andromeda Galaxy | about 3.2 by 1 via predicate surface "angularSize_degrees" ⓘ |
| Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array | milliarcsecond scale at highest frequencies via predicate surface "angularResolution" ⓘ |
| Brocken spectre | apparent size depends on distance between observer and cloud via predicate surface "perceivedSize" ⓘ |
| Brocken spectre | appears larger when cloud is closer to the observer via predicate surface "perceivedSize" ⓘ |
| Carina Nebula | about 2 degrees ⓘ |
| Chandra X-ray Observatory | 0.5 arcseconds via predicate surface "angularResolution" ⓘ |
| Giant Magellan Telescope | ~10 times better than Hubble Space Telescope via predicate surface "angularResolution" ⓘ |
|
Magellanic Clouds
surface form:
Large Magellanic Cloud
|
about 10 degrees via predicate surface "hasAngularSize" ⓘ |
| Large Magellanic Cloud | about 10 degrees across on the sky ⓘ |
|
globular star cluster M13
surface form:
M13
|
about 20 arcminutes ⓘ |
| M45 | about 110 arcminutes ⓘ |
| Moon | about 0.5 degrees via predicate surface "averageAngularDiameterFromEarth" ⓘ |
|
NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
surface form:
NuSTAR
|
about 18 arcseconds FWHM via predicate surface "angularResolution" ⓘ |
| Planck spacecraft | up to about 5 arcminutes via predicate surface "angularResolution" ⓘ |
| Pleiades | about 110 arcminutes ⓘ |
| Seven Sisters | about 110 arcminutes via predicate surface "hasAngularSize" ⓘ |
|
Magellanic Clouds
surface form:
Small Magellanic Cloud
|
about 3 by 5 degrees via predicate surface "hasAngularSize" ⓘ |
| Small Magellanic Cloud | about 5 degrees ⓘ |
| Southern Ring Nebula | ~1.7 × 1.4 arcminutes ⓘ |
| Stephan's Quintet | about 4 arcminutes via predicate surface "hasAngularSize" ⓘ |
| Triangulum Galaxy | approximately 70 by 40 arcminutes ⓘ |