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Whirlpool Galaxy

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Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy

Summary

Whirlpool Galaxy is a grand design spiral galaxy[1]. It draws 3,367 Wikipedia views per month (grand_design_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whirlpool Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier[3].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as grand design spiral galaxy[4].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy[5].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy[6].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as radio galaxy[7].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[8].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as infrared source[9].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[10].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[11].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SA[12].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy is part of M51 Group[13].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy is part of Q67625590[14].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Whirlpool Galaxy[15].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 6C 132748+472801[16].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3084[17].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as APG 85[18].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as BD+47 2063[19].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13277+4727[20].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13277+4727[21].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8493[22].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3084.00[23].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J132953.8+471143[24].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as UZC J132952.1+471144[25].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q13277+4727[26].
  • Whirlpool Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 4C 47.36A[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include grand design spiral galaxy[4], interacting galaxy[5], Seyfert 2 galaxy[6], radio galaxy[7], astronomical radio source[8], and infrared source[9].

Use and Application

Part of include M51 Group[13], an astronomical object[28] and Q67625590[14].

Why It Matters

Whirlpool Galaxy draws 3,367 Wikipedia views per month (grand_design_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Charles Messier

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The systematics of galaxy morphology in the comprehensive de Vaucouleurs revised Hubble-Sandage classification system: application to the EFIGI sample. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → grand design spiral galaxy, interacting galaxy, Seyfert 2 galaxy +4
    Has part(s) → Q7391944
    Part of → M51 Group, Q67625590
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+461'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q7391944]]"
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