M81

GPTKB entity

Statements (156)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:M82
gptkb:Draco
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.9
gptkbp:best_time_to_visit spring months
gptkbp:body_style gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:M82
gptkbp:contains gptkb:football_club
gptkb:M82
gptkb:NGC_3077
gptkb:NGC_2976
young stars
old stars
active star formation regions
about 2 solar masses per year
2.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:battle
northern hemisphere
naked eye under dark skies
with small telescopes
Earth with binoculars
gptkbp:diameter 90,000 light-years
approximately 90,000 light-years
90,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:distance 12 million light-years
approximately 12 million light-years
12 million light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:field_of_study stellar populations.
galaxy interactions.
galaxy morphology.
gptkbp:growth_rate approximately 2.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
U-B = -0.2
B-V: 0.9
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:M82
gptkbp:has_luminosity at its center
SN 1993 J
M81*
gptkbp:has_single globular clusters.
gptkbp:has_spectral_type SAB(rs)bc
Sbc
gptkbp:has_weapon gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the first galaxies discovered
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M81
gptkbp:includes NGC catalog
IC catalog
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:M82
gptkbp:is_a_source_of cosmic rays.
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in dark matter.
gptkbp:is_approximately 12 million light-years away from Earth.
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Great_Bear_constellation
Hubble Space Telescope observations
various astronomical phenomena.
gptkbp:is_cited_in galactic structure.
gptkbp:is_home_to many globular clusters
various types of nebulae
young star clusters
old stellar populations
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Bode's_Galaxy
its bright core
its bright nucleus
active star formation.
its interaction with M82
its prominent spiral structure
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with galaxy evolution.
galaxy clusters.
astronomical catalogs.
other galaxies.
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to the Milky Way.
gptkbp:is_organized_by the M81 Group.
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:M82
gptkb:M81_Group
gptkb:M81_group_of_galaxies
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:Local_Group_of_galaxies
the Virgo Supercluster
the Local Supercluster
the Messier 81 Group
Hubble Space Telescope Legacy Archive.
gptkbp:is_prominent_in a bar structure
the local universe.
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:M82
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:observatory
galaxy formation
galaxy formation and evolution
galaxy evolution
its active galactic nucleus
galaxy evolution.
galactic dynamics.
galaxy morphology.
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:is_used_for galaxy formation.
gptkbp:lighting 21.5 mag/arcsec²
approximately 22.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Ursa_Major
Ursa Major constellation
Declination +69° 3' 55''
Right Ascension 9h 55m 33.1s
gptkbp:map 3 D space.
gptkbp:mass 1.5 x 10^11 solar masses
approximately 100 billion solar masses
about 100 billion solar masses
gptkbp:members the Local Supercluster
gptkbp:mission gptkb:M82
gptkb:NGC_3077
gptkb:NGC_2976
gptkbp:notable_event a nearby galaxy.
gptkbp:notable_feature star formation regions
spiral arms
bar structure
prominent spiral arms
the night sky.
bright nucleus
well-defined spiral arms
gptkbp:notable_figures interstellar dust
HII regions.
gptkbp:notable_inductees future astronomical observations.
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:NGC_3031
gptkb:NGC_3077
gptkb:NGC_2976
SA(s)bc
S Bbc
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:M81_Group
gptkbp:performance other spiral galaxies.
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
amateur astronomers.
gptkbp:redshift 0.0005
0.0023
0.0033
0.0007
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:M82
gptkb:NGC_3077
gptkbp:research_focus galaxy interactions.
gptkbp:scientific_classification SA(s)bc
a spiral galaxy
gptkbp:significant_event galactic dynamics.
galaxy formation.
gptkbp:speed approximately 200 km/s.
gptkbp:subject gptkb:spacecraft
astrophysics.
gptkbp:targets galaxy formation studies
deep-sky observations.
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:SAB_spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:type_of SA(s)bc
gptkbp:year_created 1774