Spiral Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:armPopulation Younger stars
gptkbp:bulgePopulation Older stars
gptkbp:canMerge Yes
gptkbp:class gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
Hubble Sequence
gptkbp:color Blue in arms, yellow in bulge
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Stars
gptkb:gasoline
gptkb:Dark_Matter
Dust
Globular Clusters
Planetary Nebulae
Supernova Remnants
Open Star Clusters
gptkbp:diameter 10,000 to 300,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Parsons
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1845
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth Varies
gptkbp:evolvesFrom Elliptical Galaxy
gptkbp:example gptkb:Whirlpool_Galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkbp:hasBar Sometimes
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:Halo
Disk
Central Bulge
Spiral Arms
gptkbp:hasDarkMatterEvidence Yes
gptkbp:hasFeature Spiral structure
gptkbp:hasInterstellarMedium Yes
gptkbp:hasRotationCurve Flat
gptkbp:hasSupermassiveBlackHole Usually in center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spiral Galaxy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Universe
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength Yes
gptkbp:observedBy Optical Telescope
Radio Telescope
gptkbp:percentageOfGalaxies ~60% of galaxies
gptkbp:range 10^9 to 10^12 solar masses
gptkbp:redshift Varies
gptkbp:rotationPeriod Differential
gptkbp:satellite_galaxies Often
gptkbp:shape Flat, rotating disk
gptkbp:starFormation Active in arms
gptkbp:studiedIn Extragalactic Astronomy
gptkbp:subclassOf Barred Spiral Galaxy
Intermediate Spiral Galaxy
Unbarred Spiral Galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Radio_Galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7