Messier 106

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 9.2
approximately 9.5
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
active galactic nucleus (AGN)
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_4217
gptkb:NGC_4248
gptkb:NGC_4258
yes
gptkbp:current_club yes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year 1781
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 22 million light-years
gptkbp:has_supernova yes
at its center
gptkbp:has_type barred spiral galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 106
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
the Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:is_visible_from with amateur telescopes
gptkbp:lighting approximately 23.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in constellation Canes Venatici
gptkbp:mass about 100 billion solar masses
gptkbp:notable_galaxies SAB(rs)bc
gptkbp:redshift 0.0024
gptkbp:type SAB(rs)bc galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5