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Andromeda Galaxy and Principal Galaxies Catalogue

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Andromeda Galaxy and Principal Galaxies Catalogue

Andromeda Galaxy vs. Principal Galaxies Catalogue

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 780 kiloparsecs (2.5 million light-years) from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. The Catalogue of Principal Galaxies (PGC) is an astronomical catalog published in 1989 that lists B1950 and J2000 equatorial coordinates and cross-identifications for 73,197 galaxies.

Similarities between Andromeda Galaxy and Principal Galaxies Catalogue

Andromeda Galaxy and Principal Galaxies Catalogue have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Apparent magnitude, Dwarf galaxy, Earth, Galaxy, Light-year, Minute and second of arc, Parsec.

Apparent magnitude

The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.

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Dwarf galaxy

A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of about 100 million up to several billion stars, a small number compared to the Milky Way's 200–400 billion stars.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Galaxy

A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

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Light-year

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

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Minute and second of arc

A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.

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Parsec

The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System.

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Andromeda Galaxy and Principal Galaxies Catalogue Comparison

Andromeda Galaxy has 172 relations, while Principal Galaxies Catalogue has 25. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 3.55% = 7 / (172 + 25).

References

This article shows the relationship between Andromeda Galaxy and Principal Galaxies Catalogue. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

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