M63

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 9.3
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:contains HII regions
gptkbp:contains_star ongoing star formation
with NGC 5054
with NGC 5077
with NGC 5085
with NGC 5090
gptkbp:declination +42° 01′ 45″
gptkbp:diameter 100,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year 1781
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 37 million light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:features prominent spiral arms
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.65
U-B = -0.10
gptkbp:has_features SA(s)bc
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_2004dj
gptkb:SN_2014_C
gptkb:SN_1971_I
gptkb:SN_2011dh
gptkb:SN_1993_A
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M63
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:Coma_Supercluster
gptkb:Hercules_Supercluster
gptkb:Messier_63_group
gptkb:NGC_5054_group
gptkb:Perseus-Pisces_Supercluster
gptkb:Virgo_cluster
gptkb:Local_Supercluster
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Sunflower_Galaxy
gptkbp:lighting 22.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Ursa_Major
gptkbp:mass 1.5 × 10^11 solar masses
gptkbp:members gptkb:NGC_5054_group
gptkbp:metallicity Z = 0.02
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:right_ascension 13h 15m 49.4s
gptkbp:rotation_period flat rotation curve
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:universe yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Serpens_constellation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6