loading...| Preferred Name |
Galaxies |
| Definitions |
Generally, a large body of gas, dust, and stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and ranging in mass from about 10^6 to 10^13 M_sun. If a galaxy also contains dark matter its mass will be much larger. Galaxies are grouped into three main categories: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies. |
| ID |
http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#galaxies |
| broader |
http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#galactic-and-extragalactic-astronomy |
| definition |
Generally, a large body of gas, dust, and stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and ranging in mass from about 10^6 to 10^13 M_sun. If a galaxy also contains dark matter its mass will be much larger. Galaxies are grouped into three main categories: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies. |
| exactMatch | |
| prefLabel |
Galaxies |
| related |
http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#galaxy-photometry |
| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://voparis-ns.obspm.fr/rdf/editors/aanda-keywords#galaxies | AAKEYWORDS | LOOM | |
| http://voparis-ns.obspm.fr/rdf/editors/astro-subjects-keywords#galaxies | ASTROKW | LOOM | |
| http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/573 | UAT | LOOM |