Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
|
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Messier_59
|
| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
9.6
|
| gptkbp:catalogue |
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
|
| gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Virgo
|
| gptkbp:declination |
+11° 38′ 49″
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
~90,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Koehler
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
April 11, 1779
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~60 million light-years
|
| gptkbp:galaxyType |
gptkb:galaxy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
M59
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virgo_constellation
|
| gptkbp:morphologicalType |
gptkb:E5
|
| gptkbp:NGCNumber |
gptkb:NGC_4621
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
contains a supermassive black hole
has a compact elliptical companion (M59-UCD3) |
| gptkbp:radialVelocity |
440 km/s
|
| gptkbp:redshift |
0.00498
|
| gptkbp:rightAscension |
12h 00m 03.1s
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Messier_marathon
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_autocannon gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_gun |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|