the Andromeda Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:age approximately 10 billion years
gptkbp:body_shape a supermassive black hole
gptkbp:composed_of mostly hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:contains_star approximately 1 trillion
about 1.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:diameter 220,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Abraham_Loeb
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 2.537 million light-years
gptkbp:has_color blue and red
B-V = 0.9
gptkbp:has_function barred spiral structure
gptkbp:has_gravitational_influence_on gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:has_type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Andromeda Galaxy
gptkbp:is_approaching gptkb:the_Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:is_approximately 2.537 million light-years away from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with dark matter halo
the Andromeda constellation
gptkbp:is_home_to various nebulae
many globular clusters
many types of stars
young star clusters
gptkbp:is_known_for its large size
its proximity to the Milky Way
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:the_Local_Group
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
observed since ancient times
gptkbp:is_part_of the Virgo Supercluster
the Andromeda constellation
the cosmic web
the Local Supercluster
the Local Group of galaxies
the Andromeda– Milky Way collision
gptkbp:is_predicted_to_collide_with gptkb:the_Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:is_studied_for galactic evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
telescopes
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
yes
the northern hemisphere
autumn months
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:M31
gptkbp:lighting about 23.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:mass approximately 1.5 times that of the Milky Way
gptkbp:named_after the mythological princess Andromeda
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:M110
gptkb:M32
gptkbp:orbital_period about 2.5 billion years
gptkbp:rotation_period flat rotation curve
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4