M63

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M63
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Messier_63
gptkb:Sunflower_Galaxy
gptkb:NGC_5055
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 8.6
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canes_Venatici
gptkbp:declination +42° 01′ 45″
gptkbp:diameter 98,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1779
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 29 million light-years
gptkbp:hasSupermassiveBlackHole yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M63
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canes_Venatici
gptkbp:morphologicalType SA(rs)bc
gptkbp:notableFeature flocculent spiral arms
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:M51_Group
gptkbp:radialVelocity 504 km/s
gptkbp:redshift 0.0016
gptkbp:rightAscension 13h 15m 49.3s
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_marathon
gptkb:Messier_63
gptkb:M63_motorway
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_autocannon
gptkb:Sunflower_Galaxy
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7