Messier 101

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy
gptkbp:contains H II regions
gptkbp:diameter 170,000 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:features multiple spiral arms
gptkbp:hasAlumni prominent dust lanes
gptkbp:hasCharacter gptkb:SN_2004dj
gptkb:SN_1994I
gptkb:SN_2011dh
barred structure
gptkbp:hasExhibition NGC 5474
NGC 5455
NGC 5461
gptkbp:hasFacilities 1.5 x 10^11 solar masses
gptkbp:hasFacility 200 km/s
gptkbp:hasGoals active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasOccupation 1.5 solar masses/year
gptkbp:hasPersonnel 1-2 billion years
gptkbp:hasRecognition 7.86
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent SAB(rs)cd
gptkbp:hasSubsidiary gptkb:M101-3
M101-1
M101-2
gptkbp:hasTheme 0.0022
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter gptkb:M101-3
M101-1
M101-2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 101
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.65
R-I = 0.40
U-B = -0.10
V-I = 0.75
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:M101_Group
Messier catalog
gptkbp:isStudiedIn cosmology
astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:length 21 million light years
gptkbp:lighting 23.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:locatedIn Ursa Major
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 5457
gptkbp:region gptkb:M101-3
M101-1
M101-2
gptkbp:releaseYear 1781
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 stars/arcmin²
gptkbp:type spiral galaxy
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope