Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:galaxy
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| gptkbp:contains |
billions of stars
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 50,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
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| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 28 million light-years
|
| gptkbp:features |
bright nucleus
dust lane |
| gptkbp:has |
gptkb:physicist
high surface brightness a significant amount of dark matter a central supermassive black hole a high concentration of globular clusters a prominent bulge a redshift of 0.0039 a stellar population that is predominantly old |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Sombrero Galaxy
|
| gptkbp:is |
visible to the naked eye
often studied in astrophysics a subject of scientific research a subject of many documentaries a subject of many photographs a galaxy that has been mapped in detail a galaxy that has been studied for its morphology a popular target for amateur astronomers a prominent feature in the night sky a galaxy that has been observed in various wavelengths a galaxy that has been studied for its radio emissions a galaxy that has a significant number of planetary nebulae a galaxy that has been the subject of many studies on galaxy formation often referred to as the ' Sombrero' due to its shape a galaxy that has been featured in popular science media a galaxy with a high star formation rate in its past a galaxy that has been studied for its interaction with other galaxies a galaxy that has a significant amount of interstellar dust a galaxy that exhibits a strong bar structure a galaxy that has a complex structure a galaxy that has a well-defined halo a member of the Messier catalog a popular subject in astrophotography a target for deep-sky imaging an example of a late-type spiral galaxy a galaxy that has been studied for its chemical composition a galaxy that has been featured in various astronomical publications often included in astronomy textbooks one of the brightest galaxies in the sky part of the Local Supercluster a galaxy that has been used as a case study in galaxy morphology. a galaxy that has been observed for its gravitational lensing effects a galaxy that has a significant number of supernova remnants a galaxy that has been observed for its X-ray emissions a galaxy that has been used as a benchmark for other galaxies a galaxy that has been observed for its infrared emissions a galaxy that has been included in various astronomical surveys a galaxy that has been included in the Hubble Space Telescope's deep field images a galaxy that has been used in simulations of galaxy evolution a galaxy that has been observed for its stellar dynamics |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
gptkb:M104
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| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
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| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Virgo_constellation
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| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:galaxy
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1781
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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