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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Caldwell_74
gptkb:ESO_499-37
gptkb:PGC_29128
gptkb:UGCA_194
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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10.4
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn
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gptkb:Caldwell_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:H_II_regions
young blue stars
planetary nebulae
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gptkbp:declination
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-26° 09′ 34″
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gptkbp:diameter
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~12,800 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:John_Herschel
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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March 24, 1835
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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1.3 million light-years
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Antlia_Dwarf
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NGC 3109
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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constellation Hydra
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gptkbp:luminosity
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low
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:NGC_3109_association
Local Group (possibly on the outskirts)
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gptkbp:metallicity
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low
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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SB(s)m
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gptkbp:notableFor
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evidence of dark matter
rich in gas
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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403 km/s
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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10h 03m 06.6s
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gptkbp:type
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dwarf spheroidal galaxy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Local_Group
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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