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Sa spiral
(early-type spiral)
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Sa spiralis a kind of spiral galaxy2001-09-27 09:31:15.0
has definition Spiral galaxy with arms tightly wound around the nucleus.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:15.0
has definition In Hubble's classification, a spiral with a large nuclear bulge and closely coiled arms.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:15.0
has synonym early-type spiral2001-09-27 09:31:15.0
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
has catalog galaxy catalog2001-09-27 09:31:09.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
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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