Circinus Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 10.6
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:PGC
gptkb:ESO
2MASX
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Circinus
gptkbp:declination -65° 20′ 21″
gptkbp:diameter about 40,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1977
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 13 million light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Circinus Galaxy
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:notableFeature contains a supermassive black hole
has a prominent ring of star formation
one of the closest active galaxies to the Milky Way
gptkbp:otherName 2MASX J1413424-652011
ESO 97-G13
PGC 50779
gptkbp:redshift 0.001448
gptkbp:rightAscension 14h 13m 09.9s
gptkbp:type active galactic nucleus
active galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5