Sombrero Galaxy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.0
gptkbp:body_style gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:contains billions of stars
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
northern hemisphere
amateur telescopes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 50,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:distance approximately 28 million light-years
gptkbp:examines galactic dynamics
dark energy effects
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:M104
gptkbp:features star formation regions
dust lanes
bright nucleus
gptkbp:has gptkb:football_club
globular clusters
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
gptkbp:has_spectral_type SAB(s)ab
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sombrero Galaxy
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in stellar evolution
stellar populations
star formation history
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:is_connected_to galactic interactions
other galaxies in Virgo Cluster
other spiral galaxies
gptkbp:is_considered a classic example of a spiral galaxy
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:documentaries
astronomy books
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:NGC_4594
its bright core
its rich star field
its bright and prominent dust lane
gptkbp:is_noted_for its unique shape
its high surface brightness
its prominent bulge
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
space telescopes
various wavelengths
radio telescopes
spring months
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Hubble's_Atlas_of_Galaxies
gptkb:Messier_catalog
galactic surveys
cosmic web
galactic catalogs
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:organization
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:M87
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
galactic evolution
galactic astronomy
its chemical composition
its morphology
gptkbp:lighting 22.8 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
gptkbp:redshift 0.0036
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:year_created 1781
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3