Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in the Local Group, the third-largest member after Andromeda and the Milky Way.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
- 3
ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/GBT/VLA/IRAM/C. Clark (STScI) · NASA media (public domain)
- Type: Galaxy
- Domain: Scientific connections
Experience system V6
Galaxy morphology profile
A deep-sky composition that treats the object as a physical structure, not a decorative background image.
- 01
Observe
JWST imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.
- 02
Measure
Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.
- 03
Locate
Scientifically related to The Milky Way.
- 04
Connect
3 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Graph relations
- 3
- Verified sources
- 2
- Image records
- 4
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Atlas context
- Scientifically related to
The Milky Way
- Associated with
Spiral Galaxy
- Associated with
The Local Group
Original SVG diagram
Deep-sky morphology
- Object class
- Galaxy
- Catalog numbers
- Not recorded
- Image records
- 4
- Graph relations
- 3
Visual knowledge graph
Relationships, not isolated facts
This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.
- Associated withSpiral Galaxy
- Associated withThe Local Group
- Scientifically related toThe Milky Way
A member of the Local Group with the Milky Way.
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
Triangulum Galaxy Imaged by Herschel, Planck, IRAS, COBE
ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/GBT/VLA/IRAM/C. Clark (STScI) · NASA media (public domain)
The Triangulum
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · NASA media (public domain)
M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Ariz. · NASA media (public domain)
Anatomy of a Triangulum
NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
The Milky Way
The barred spiral galaxy that contains the Solar System, the Sun, and all stars visible to the naked eye.
galaxy morphologySpiral Galaxy
A flattened, rotating disk of stars, gas, and dust wound into spiral arms, with a central bulge. The arms are where new stars form, tracing waves of star formation sweeping through the disk.
cosmic structureThe Local Group
The gravitationally-bound group of galaxies the Milky Way belongs to — dominated by the Milky Way and Andromeda, with the Triangulum galaxy and dozens of dwarfs. Andromeda and the Milky Way are approaching, and will merge in a few billion years.
galaxyAndromeda Galaxy
The nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object readily visible to the naked eye.
atlas viewLocal Group Explorer
An explorer of our galactic neighbourhood — the Milky Way, Andromeda, Triangulum, the Magellanic Clouds, and the dozens of dwarf galaxies bound with them into the Local Group. Prepared for a three-dimensional map of the nearby universe.
universe sceneThe Local Group
Our galactic neighbourhood — the Milky Way, Andromeda, Triangulum, the Magellanic Clouds, and the dozens of dwarf galaxies bound with them. The members and their relationships are drawn from the graph; their separations are given by the catalogue's descriptive scale labels, because numeric inter-galactic distances and positions are not part of the data.
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- JWST
- Observation date
- 2022-06-16
Gallery
M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite
One of our closest galactic neighbors shows its awesome beauty in this new image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.
2009
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Ariz. · NASA media (public domain)
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
galaxy:triangulum-galaxy- Type
- Galaxy
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 3
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/galaxy:triangulum-galaxy
Scientific quality
Substantial4 of 6 applicable dimensions complete
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Complete
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- None
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
Scientific citations
1Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.
NASA/IPAC (Caltech)
Cite (APA / BibTeX)
NASA/IPAC (Caltech) (n.d.). Triangulum Galaxy (M33) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA/IPAC (Caltech). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ @misc{cite:ned-galaxy-triangulum-galaxy, title = {Triangulum Galaxy (M33) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database}, organization = {NASA/IPAC (Caltech)}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/}, note = {Positions, redshift, and cross-identifications for Triangulum Galaxy (M33).} }
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Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.