M101

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pinwheel_Galaxy
gptkb:M101_howitzer
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 7.9
gptkbp:contains gptkb:M101-3
gptkb:M101-2
M101-1
M101-4
M101-5
approximately 100 billion
gptkbp:diameter 170,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:distance 21 million light years
gptkbp:has_ahistory_of gptkb:NGC_5461
gptkb:NGC_5462
gptkb:NGC_5471
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.65
U-B = -0.10
I-Z = 0.20
R-I = 0.30
V-R = 0.40
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:SN_2020jfo
gptkb:SN_2014_C
gptkb:SN_2011dh
gptkbp:has_spectral_type SAB(rs)cd
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M101
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Pinwheel_Galaxy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:lighting 23.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Ursa_Major
gptkbp:mission gptkb:NGC_5474
gptkb:NGC_5585
gptkbp:notable_feature prominent dust lanes
multiple star clusters
bright nucleus
interacting with NGC 5474
large spiral arms
gptkbp:notable_for observed by Hubble Space Telescope
observed by Chandra X-ray Observatory
observed by Keck Observatory
observed by Spitzer Space Telescope
observed by Very Large Array
gptkbp:redshift 0.0023
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:year_created 1781