Messier 108

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy
gptkbp:area Ursa Major II group
gptkbp:colors 0.0034
gptkbp:companionPlants NGC 3557
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Messier_catalogue
gptkbp:features active nucleus
gptkbp:formed ongoing star formation
gptkbp:hasRecognition approximately 10.3
gptkbp:hasVariants +55° 40′ 00″
gptkbp:historicalEvent observed by various astronomers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 108
gptkbp:legalStatus 10h 47m 49.0s
gptkbp:length approximately 45 million light-years
gptkbp:lighting low surface brightness
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Ursa_Major
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:supernova_SN_2001ig
gptkbp:releaseYear 1781
gptkbp:scenicViews SBc
gptkbp:scope NGC 3556
gptkbp:type Sbc
barred spiral galaxy