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Whirlpool galaxy
(M 51, NGC 5194)
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Whirlpool galaxyhas Messier number 512001-09-27 09:31:22.0
has synonym M 51has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
has synonym NGC 5194has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
has discovery date 17732001-09-27 09:31:22.0
has discoverer Charles Messier2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
is a part of Canes Venaticihas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
is a part of Local Group2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
has image has URL: http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m051.html, 2001-09-27 09:31:21.0
is an instance of Sc spiralhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
is an instance of Messier object2001-09-27 09:31:22.0
Messier objecthas apparent dimension2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has apparent magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
is a part of celestial sphere2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has distance from Earth2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has catalog Messier catalog2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has purpose originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
spiral galaxyhas classification criterion Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral.2001-09-27 09:31:15.0
has mass 1010 to 1012 Msun2001-09-27 09:31:15.0
galaxyhas number of stars 106 to 10122001-09-27 09:31:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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