M77

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 9.6
approximately 9.7
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
bright and compact
gptkbp:contains gptkb:supermassive_black_hole
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_1055
billions of stars
3.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:diameter 100,000 light years
approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1780
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 47 million light-years
47 million light years
gptkbp:features gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:has star formation regions
gptkbp:has_spectral_type Seyfert 2
gptkbp:has_supernova M77*
gptkbp:has_type gptkb:Type_II_Seyfert_galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M77
gptkbp:is_known_for its active nucleus
gptkbp:is_located_at declination -0° 00' 48''
right ascension 2h 42m 40s
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
with amateur telescopes
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:NGC_1068
gptkbp:located_in constellation Cetus
gptkbp:mass 1.5 x 10^11 solar masses
gptkbp:notable_galaxies SABc
gptkbp:redshift 0.0382
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
barred spiral galaxy
SAB(rs)bc galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phoenix
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4