Hoag's Object

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ring_galaxy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:NGC_1000
gptkb:NGC_1001
gptkbp:depicted_in with telescopes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Arthur_Hoag
gptkbp:distance approximately 600 million light-years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:NASA/_IPAC_Extragalactic_Database
gptkbp:has_color blue and red
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 10^10 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_method two distinct regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hoag's Object
gptkbp:is_considered a peculiar galaxy
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:PGC_100071
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:the_Great_Attractor
gptkb:the_Local_Group
the Virgo Supercluster
the Local Supercluster
the Cosmic Web
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:spacecraft
astrophysics
observational astronomy
extragalactic astronomy
galaxy dynamics
galaxy morphology classification
gptkbp:is_studied_in galaxy formation and evolution
stellar population analysis
dark matter distribution
galaxy interactions
gptkbp:lighting low surface brightness
gptkbp:located_in constellation Pegasus
Declination +30° 44' 00"
Right Ascension 00h 24m 36s
gptkbp:mass approximately 10^11 solar masses
gptkbp:notable_feature ring structure
central region with a different color
gptkbp:notable_for its unusual morphology
gptkbp:part_of Hubble Sequence
gptkbp:redshift 0.043
gptkbp:scientific_classification S0 galaxy
gptkbp:type gptkb:ring_galaxy
gptkbp:year_created 1950