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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Messier_101
gptkb:M101
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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7.86
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:NGC_5457
gptkb:PGC_50063
gptkb:UGC_8981
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Ursa_Major
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gptkbp:declination
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+54° 20′ 57″
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gptkbp:diameter
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170,000 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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March 27, 1781
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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21 million light-years
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Principal_Galaxies_Catalogue
gptkb:Uppsala_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
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gptkbp:galaxyType
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Sc (spiral galaxy)
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gptkbp:HubbleType
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SAB(rs)cd
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gptkbp:inclination
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18°
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Ursa_Major_constellation
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gptkbp:luminosity
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low
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gptkbp:mass
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~100 billion solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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gradient from center to edge
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gptkbp:notableCompanion
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gptkb:Holmberg_IV
gptkb:NGC_5204
gptkb:NGC_5474
gptkb:NGC_5477
gptkb:NGC_5585
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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asymmetric structure
large H II regions
prominent spiral arms
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:M101_Group
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gptkbp:rating
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~1 trillion
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.000804
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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14h 03m 12.6s
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gptkbp:starFormationRate
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high
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gptkbp:supernovaeObserved
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gptkb:SN_1909A
gptkb:SN_1951H
gptkb:SN_1970G
gptkb:SN_2011fe
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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with binoculars or small telescope
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Great_Bear
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pinwheel Galaxy
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