M-106

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical object
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Hugh_M._Johnson
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Messier_106
gptkbp:features active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasCharacter gptkb:SN_2014C
barred spiral structure
gptkbp:hasEvents one of the brightest galaxies in its group
gptkbp:hasFacilities approximately 100 billion solar masses
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:hasFilm RA 12h 18m 57.0s, Dec +54° 25′ 12″
spiral galaxy with a bar
gptkbp:hasGoals gptkb:M106_Group
active nucleus
gptkbp:hasHistory SBbc
gptkbp:hasLocalCuisine NGC 4217
gptkbp:hasOccupation 1.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:hasRecognition 9.5
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent Seyfert 2
gptkbp:hasTheme 0.0023
gptkbp:hasType Type II supernova
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M-106
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.65
gptkbp:isPartOf Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:length approximately 22 million light-years
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Canes Venatici
gptkbp:releaseYear 1781
gptkbp:resolution approximately 1.5 times that of the Milky Way
gptkbp:type spiral galaxy