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Fornax A comparison table

Subject is part of is a kind of has wavelength is an instance of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition

radio galaxy celestial sphere radio source radio A galaxy that is extremely luminous at radio wavelengths. A radio galaxy is usually a giant elliptical - the largest galaxy in a cluster - and is a strong emitter of synchrotron radiation. M87 and M82 are examples.

S0 galaxy galaxy Galaxy with nuclei surrounded by disklike structure without arms.

Fornax A celestial sphere radio S0 galaxy 10 NGC 1316

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	has wavelength	is an instance of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition
radio galaxy	celestial sphere	radio source	radio				A galaxy that is extremely luminous at radio wavelengths. A radio galaxy is usually a giant elliptical - the largest galaxy in a cluster - and is a strong emitter of synchrotron radiation. M87 and M82 are examples.
S0 galaxy		galaxy					Galaxy with nuclei surrounded by disklike structure without arms.
Fornax A	celestial sphere		radio	S0 galaxy	10	NGC 1316

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