Messier 102

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:hasCitations approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasEvents dust lane
gptkbp:hasFacilities at its center
approximately 100 billion solar masses
gptkbp:hasHistory SAB(rs)bc
gptkbp:hasLocalCuisine NGC 5866A
gptkbp:hasOccupation 0.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent Sbc
gptkbp:hasTheme 0.0034
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 102
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isPartOf Virgo Supercluster
local group of galaxies
gptkbp:isServedBy infrared_wavelengths
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomy
gptkbp:length approximately 40 million light-years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Serpens
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 5866
gptkbp:releaseYear 1781
gptkbp:type spiral galaxy