Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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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
|