Markarian 231

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:galaxy
ultraluminous infrared galaxy
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 14.4
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Markarian_catalog
IRAS catalog
PGC catalog
UGC catalog
gptkbp:containsSupermassiveBlackHole yes
gptkbp:declination +56° 52′ 25″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Benjamin_Markarian
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 581 million light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:hasActiveNucleus yes
gptkbp:hasAGN yes
gptkbp:hasBroadAbsorptionLine yes
gptkbp:hasBroadEmissionLines yes
gptkbp:hasCompanion yes
gptkbp:hasDustObscuration yes
gptkbp:hasHighStarFormationRate yes
gptkbp:hasMolecularGas yes
gptkbp:hasMolecularOutflow yes
gptkbp:hasNarrowEmissionLines yes
gptkbp:hasOutflowVelocity up to 1000 km/s
gptkbp:hasRadioEmission yes
gptkbp:hasStarburstActivity yes
gptkbp:hasSupermassiveBlackHole ~150 million solar masses
gptkbp:hasXRayEmission yes
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Markarian 231
gptkbp:infraredLuminosity 3.6×10^12 solar luminosities
gptkbp:isMergingGalaxy yes
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Ursa Major
gptkbp:notableFor closest known quasar to Earth
most luminous ULIRG in the local universe
powerful galactic wind
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:UGC_8058
IRAS F12540+5708
PGC 28795
gptkbp:polarization yes
gptkbp:redshift 0.04217
gptkbp:rightAscension 12h 56m 14.2s
gptkbp:starFormationRate ~100 solar masses per year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IRAS_F11301+7412
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7