distanceFromGalacticCenter

P7286
predicate

Indicates the measured or calculated spatial separation between an entity and the center of its galaxy.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
distanceFromGalacticCenter canonical 26
distanceFromMilkyWayCenter 4
distanceFromMilkyWayCenter_ly 4

Sample triples (42)

Subject Object
Sun approximately 27,000 light-years
Orion Arm about 8,000 parsecs via predicate surface "galacticRadiusFromCenter"
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy approximately 42,000 light-years
Local Spur about 8 kiloparsecs from Galactic Center via predicate surface "galacticRadiusApprox"
LMC ~163000 via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter_ly"
Messier 54 65000 via predicate surface "distanceFromGalacticCenter_ly"
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy about 230 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter"
Sagittarius Stream approximately 15–60 kiloparsecs
Terzan 7 approximately 16 kiloparsecs
Arp 2 approximately 28 kiloparsecs
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy about 280000 via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter_ly"
Messier 75 ~14.7 kiloparsecs
CMa Dwarf ~42,000 light-years
CMa Overdensity ~13 via predicate surface "distanceFromGalacticCenter_kpc"
Monoceros Ring stellar stream approximately 15–20 kiloparsecs
Draco Dwarf Galaxy 250000 via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter_ly"
Monoceros Ring approximately 15–20 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "locatedAtGalactocentricRadius"
Orion Spur ~8 kiloparsecs from Galactic Center via predicate surface "galacticRadiusApprox"
Sun is embedded within Local Spur
surface form: Sun
about 27,000 light-years
Outer Galactic Arm greater than 10 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "hasGalactocentricRadius"
Outer Galactic Arm on the order of 13–15 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "hasGalactocentricRadius"
Messier 19 6500 light-years (approx)
Perseus Spiral Arm greater than the Sun’s galactocentric distance
Messier 62 about 6,100 light-years
Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ~290000 via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter_ly"
Messier 4 about 5.9 kiloparsecs
Tucana V about 55 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter"
Leo II about 230 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter"
M69 about 6,500 light-years
globular cluster Whiting 1
surface form: Whiting 1
~34 kiloparsecs
Ter 7
surface form: Terzan 7
approximately 50,000 light-years
Virgo Overdensity approximately 6–20 kiloparsecs above or below the Galactic plane
M75 ~14.7 kiloparsecs
GCl 117 ~14.7 kiloparsecs
Antlia 2 Dwarf Galaxy about 130 kiloparsecs via predicate surface "distanceFromMilkyWayCenter"
NGC 6715 about 18.9 kiloparsecs
Galactic anticenter about 8 kiloparsecs
Galactic anticenter about 26,000 light-years
Messier79
surface form: Messier 79
about 60,000 light-years
Monoceros Stream approximately 15–20 kiloparsecs
Orion–Cygnus Arm about 8 kiloparsecs
globular cluster Messier 92
surface form: Messier 92
about 9.6 kiloparsecs