Hoag's Object

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ring galaxy
gptkbp:alternativeName Hoag Object
PGC 54559
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 16.0
gptkbp:catalogueNumber PGC 54559
gptkbp:contains old yellow nucleus
young blue stars in ring
gptkbp:diameter ~120,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy Arthur Hoag
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1950
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~600 million light-years
gptkbp:hasCentralCore yes
gptkbp:hasNoBar true
gptkbp:hasNoSpiralArms true
gptkbp:hasOuterRing yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hoag's Object
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Serpens
gptkbp:notableFeature nearly perfect ring structure
unknown formation mechanism
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:redshift z=0.041
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Garrett_Hoag
gptkb:William_Hoag
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8