Statements (26)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Messier_106
gptkb:NGC_4258 |
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
8.4
|
gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
gptkb:Messier_106
gptkb:NGC_4258 |
gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Canes_Venatici
|
gptkbp:declination |
+47° 18′ 14″
|
gptkbp:diameter |
~135,000 light-years
|
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
|
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1781
|
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
22 to 25 million light-years
|
gptkbp:galaxyType |
Seyfert II spiral galaxy
|
gptkbp:hasCompanion |
gptkb:NGC_4248
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mel 106
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Local_Supercluster
|
gptkbp:notable_for |
water megamaser detected in nucleus
|
gptkbp:notableFeature |
contains a supermassive black hole
has anomalous arms |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue |
gptkbp:radialVelocity |
448 km/s
|
gptkbp:redshift |
0.00155
|
gptkbp:rightAscension |
12h 18m 57.5s
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Melotte_106
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|