NGC 7318B is a spiral galaxy
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NGC 7318B is a spiral galaxy in the compact galaxy group Stephan's Quintet, notable for its high-speed collision and interaction with neighboring galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 7318B is a spiral galaxy canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 7318B ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Édouard Stephan ⓘ |
| hasContext | prototype system for studying high-speed galaxy collisions ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | large-scale shock front in Stephan's Quintet ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | dense group environment ⓘ |
| hasGasComponent | interstellar medium strongly affected by collision ⓘ |
| hasInteractionType |
galaxy–galaxy collision
ⓘ
ram-pressure interaction with intragroup gas ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | spiral ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
disturbed spiral structure due to interactions
ⓘ
high-speed collision with other galaxies in Stephan's Quintet ⓘ shock fronts in intergalactic medium ⓘ strong tidal interactions with neighboring galaxies ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProcess |
shock heating of gas
ⓘ
star formation triggered by interactions ⓘ tidal stripping of gas and stars ⓘ |
| hasRole | intruder galaxy in Stephan's Quintet collision scenario ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
NGC 7317
ⓘ
NGC 7318B ⓘ
surface form:
NGC 7318A
NGC 7319 ⓘ NGC 7320 ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
NGC 7318B
ⓘ
surface form:
NGC 7318 (pair of galaxies)
|
| isDifferentFrom |
NGC 7318B
ⓘ
surface form:
NGC 7318A
|
| isPartOfSystemWith |
NGC 7318B
ⓘ
surface form:
NGC 7318A
|
| locatedIn | constellation Pegasus ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Stephan's Quintet
ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet ⓘ
surface form:
compact galaxy group Stephan's Quintet
|
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stephan's Quintet
ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet intragroup medium environment ⓘ compact galaxy group ⓘ |
| redshift | non-zero (recessional velocity indicating cosmological distance) ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.