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gptkbp:instanceOf
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interacting galaxy system
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gptkbp:angularSize
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5.2′ × 3.1′
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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11.2
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:NGC_4038
gptkb:NGC_4039
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:NGC_4038
gptkb:NGC_4039
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gptkbp:declination
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−18° 52′ 10″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1785
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 45 million light-years
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gptkbp:epoch
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gptkb:J2000
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gptkbp:eventType
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merging galaxies
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gptkbp:expansion
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will eventually form a single elliptical galaxy
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Hubble_Heritage_Project
Chandra X-ray Observatory images
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Antennae Galaxies
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:constellation_Corvus
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gptkbp:notableFor
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tidal tails
super star clusters
starburst activity
large amounts of interstellar gas and dust
site of recent supernovae
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gptkbp:otherName
|
NGC 4038/NGC 4039
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gptkbp:partOf
|
gptkb:NGC_4038_Group
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gptkbp:photographed
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:redshift
|
0.005477
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gptkbp:rightAscension
|
12h 01m 53.0s
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gptkbp:supernovaeObserved
|
SN 2004gt
SN 2007sr
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gptkbp:type
|
SB(s)m pec + SA(s)m pec
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:NGC_4038
gptkb:NGC_4039
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
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