Sombrero galaxy Comparison Table

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Sombrero galaxy comparison table

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Messier object originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet celestial sphere celestial body Messier catalog an object assigned a number by Charles Messier from Earth

spiral galaxy galaxy galaxy catalog Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral. 10⁶ to 10¹² 10¹⁰ to 10¹² M_sun A galaxy with a prominent nuclear bulge and luminous spiral arms of gas, dust, and young stars that wind out from the nucleus.

Sombrero galaxy originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet celestial sphere Messier catalog Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral. 10⁶ to 10¹² Messier object NGC 4594 10¹⁰ to 10¹² M_sun A spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was the first galaxy whose rotation was detected. from Earth 104

Subject	has purpose	is part of	is a kind of	has catalog	has classification criterion	has number of star	is an instance of	has synonym	has mass	has definition	has distance	has Messier number
Messier object	originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet	celestial sphere	celestial body	Messier catalog						an object assigned a number by Charles Messier	from Earth
spiral galaxy			galaxy	galaxy catalog	Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral.	10⁶ to 10¹²			10¹⁰ to 10¹² M_sun	A galaxy with a prominent nuclear bulge and luminous spiral arms of gas, dust, and young stars that wind out from the nucleus.
Sombrero galaxy	originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet	celestial sphere		Messier catalog	Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral.	10⁶ to 10¹²	Messier object	NGC 4594	10¹⁰ to 10¹² M_sun	A spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was the first galaxy whose rotation was detected.	from Earth	104

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