Triangulum Galaxy

spiral galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum
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Triangulum Galaxy
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Triangulum Galaxy

Summary

Triangulum Galaxy is a flocculent spiral galaxy[1]. It draws 864 Wikipedia views per month (flocculent_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Triangulum Galaxy is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse[3].
  • Triangulum Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna[4].
  • Triangulum Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier[5].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's image is recorded as M33.jpg[6].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's instance of is recorded as flocculent spiral galaxy[7].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's instance of is recorded as galaxy[8].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's constellation is recorded as Triangulum[9].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243527874[10].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SA(s)cd[11].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's GND ID is recorded as 4241985-2[12].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2001005850[13].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's part of is recorded as Local Group[14].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's part of is recorded as Q67624558[15].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's part of is recorded as Q67796361[16].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's part of is recorded as M31 Group[17].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Triangulum Galaxy[18].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Andromeda Galaxy[19].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's child astronomical body is recorded as Pisces Dwarf[20].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's child astronomical body is recorded as Andromeda XXII[21].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's has part is recorded as NGC 592[22].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's has part is recorded as Var 83[23].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's has part is recorded as M33 X-7[24].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's has part is recorded as NGC 604[25].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's has part is recorded as NGC 595[26].
  • Triangulum Galaxy's has part is recorded as NGC 588[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse[3], an astronomer[28], 1800–1867[29], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30], awarded the Knight of St. Patrick[31], specialised in astronomy[32]; Giovan Battista Hodierna[4], an entomologist[33], 1597–1660[34], of Kingdom of Sicily[35], specialised in astronomy[36]; and Charles Messier[5], an astronomer[37], 1730–1817[38], of France[39], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[40], specialised in astronomy[41].

Why It Matters

Triangulum Galaxy draws 864 Wikipedia views per month (flocculent_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . An STIS atlas of Ca II triplet absorption line kinematics in galactic nuclei. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Our Peculiar Motion Away from the Local Void. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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