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M 100 (NGC 4321) | ||||
subject | fact |
M 100 | has Messier number 100 | |
has synonym NGC 4321 | ||
has discovery date 1781 | ||
has discoverer Pierre Mechain | ||
is a part of Coma Berenices | ||
is a part of Local Group | ||
has image | ||
is an instance of Sc spiral | ||
is an instance of Messier object | ||
Messier object | has apparent dimension | |
has apparent magnitude | ||
is a part of celestial sphere | ||
has distance from Earth | ||
has catalog Messier catalog | ||
has purpose originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
spiral galaxy | has classification criterion Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral. | |
has mass 1010 to 1012 Msun | ||
galaxy | has number of stars 106 to 1012 | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has velocity | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent | ||
has material |
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