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GALAXIE ROUE CHARIOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Cartwheel galaxy
1, record 1, English, Cartwheel%20galaxy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Cartwheel 2, record 1, English, Cartwheel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Cartwheel galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation, is a rare sight. Its appearance, much like that of the wheel of a wagon, is the result of an intense event – a high-speed collision between a large spiral galaxy and a smaller galaxy ... 3, record 1, English, - Cartwheel%20galaxy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galaxie de la Roue de chariot
1, record 1, French, galaxie%20de%20la%20Roue%20de%20chariot
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galaxie de la Roue du chariot 2, record 1, French, galaxie%20de%20la%20Roue%20du%20chariot
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La galaxie de la Roue de chariot est surnommée ainsi à cause de sa forme. Cette configuration est plutôt rare, car les galaxies sont généralement plutôt en forme de spirale [...] Cette forme est le résultat de la collision entre une galaxie en spirale et une autre galaxie [...] 3, record 1, French, - galaxie%20de%20la%20Roue%20de%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 4, record 1, French, - galaxie%20de%20la%20Roue%20de%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - galaxie%20de%20la%20Roue%20de%20chariot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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