gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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gptkb:12.5
approximately 12.5
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gptkbp:coordinates
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RA 13h 05m 32.0s, Dec -27° 56' 00''
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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best viewed in southern hemisphere
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gptkbp:diameter
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approximately 100,000 light-years
approximately 50,000 light years
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:John_Herschel
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gptkbp:distance
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approximately 60 million light-years
approximately 20 million light years
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
New General Catalogue (NGC)
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gptkbp:features
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prominent spiral arms
active star formation regions
central bulge
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gptkbp:has_luminosity
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gptkb:SN_1994_I
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NGC 4955
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gptkbp:interacts_with
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possible interaction with nearby galaxies
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:lighting
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moderately bright
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Hydra_constellation
constellation Centaurus
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gptkbp:mass
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approximately 10^11 solar masses
old and young stars
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gptkbp:members
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Hydra I Group
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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barred structure
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gptkbp:previous_name
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gptkb:ESO_501-G_020
MCG -05-30-013
PGC 45383
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.0034
0.0042
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gptkbp:research
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photometry and spectroscopy available
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gptkbp:speed
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approximately 1260 km/s
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:year_created
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1834
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:The_Coma_Cluster
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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