mariofeds's definitions

NGC

an acronym for "new general catalogue" which is a list of objects in space such as galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, etc

the crab nebula is listed as M1 in the messier catalogue, but it is listed as NGC 1952 in the new general catalogue

by mariofeds March 16, 2021

G2V

the stellar classification of our sun

stars are classified in different classes: M class red dwarfs, K class orange dwarfs, G class yellow dwarfs, F class white main sequence stars, B class blueish white main sequence stars, A class blue sequence stars, and O class super bright main sequance stars. our sun is classified as a G2V class yellow dwarf

by mariofeds March 16, 2021

GN-z11

GN-z11 is a galaxy located in the Ursa Major constellation with a very high redshift, it is approximately 32 billion light-years away from the earth. GN-z11 is commonly known as the most distant galaxy discovered as of 16/03/2021. the size of GN-z11 is estimated to be about 4,000 light-years in diameter, making it about a 30th of the size of the milky way. the galaxy was first observed by the Hubble space telescope and its discovery was announced in 2016

GN-z11 is the most distant galaxy at 32 billion light-years away

by mariofeds March 16, 2021

jiyuu no tsubasa

the name of the song in the second attack on titan opening. one of the best openings of all time

Guy1: hey, which is better? guren no yumina or jiyuu no tsubasa?
Guy2: i would say... jiyuu no tsubasa

by mariofeds March 11, 2021