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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:M82
gptkb:NGC_3034
gptkb:Messier_82
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gptkbp:angularSize
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11.2 × 4.3 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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8.41
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn
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gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
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gptkbp:contains
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young star clusters
large amounts of dust
superwind
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gptkbp:declination
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+69° 40′ 47″
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gptkbp:diameter
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about 37,000 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1774
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 12 million light-years
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope_images
Hubble Space Telescope images
Chandra X-ray Observatory images
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gptkbp:galaxyType
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:hasActiveNucleus
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yes
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gptkbp:hasCentralBar
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yes
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gptkbp:hasDustLanes
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yes
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gptkbp:hasRadioSource
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41.9+58
44.0+59
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gptkbp:hasUltravioletEmission
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yes
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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small telescopes
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gptkbp:hasXRayEmission
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cigar Galaxy
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gptkbp:infraredPort
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yes
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gptkbp:interactsWith
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gptkb:Messier_81
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gptkbp:isEdgeOn
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yes
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gptkbp:isPopularTargetFor
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amateur astronomers
professional astronomers
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Ursa_Major
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gptkbp:mass
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~10 billion solar masses
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gptkbp:nearestHigherNeighbor
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gptkb:Messier_81
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Type_Ia_supernova_2014J
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gptkbp:notableFor
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high rate of star formation
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gptkbp:outflow
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galactic superwind
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:M81_Group
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.000677
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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09h 55m 52.2s
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gptkbp:starFormationRate
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about 10 solar masses per year
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gptkbp:supernovaeObserved
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gptkb:SN_2004am
gptkb:SN_2008iz
2014J
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:M82
gptkb:Grote_Beer
gptkb:Messier_82
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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