Messier 33

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 30.7
gptkbp:body_shape active nucleus
gptkbp:contains several star clusters
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_588
gptkb:NGC_592
gptkb:NGC_604
approximately 40 billion stars
ongoing star formation
approximately 0.5 solar masses per year
late-type galaxy
gptkbp:coordinates RA 01h 33m 50.9s, Dec +30° 39′ 36″
gptkbp:current_club no bar structure
gptkbp:diameter approximately 60,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Charles_Messier
Marquis de Laplace
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1764
1784
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 3 million light-years
gptkbp:foot multiple spiral arms
gptkbp:has_ahistory_of numerous HII regions
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.6
gptkbp:has_features Sc type
gptkbp:has_spectral_type late-type galaxy
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_1990_E
gptkb:SN_2007gr
gptkb:SN_1981_D
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 33
gptkbp:is_associated_with dark matter halo
gptkbp:is_home_to multiple globular clusters
gptkbp:is_known_for its large size
its proximity to Earth
its rich star formation history
its spiral structure
gptkbp:is_located_in constellation Triangulum
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_one_of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
the Messier catalog
the Virgo Supercluster
the Local Volume
the Messier series of astronomical objects
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_in galaxy formation studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from northern hemisphere
with binoculars
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:NGC_598
gptkb:Triangulum_Galaxy
gptkbp:lighting approximately 23.5 mag/arcsec²
low surface brightness
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Triangulum_constellation
gptkbp:mass approximately 1.5 × 10^11 solar masses
approximately 1.5 x 10^10 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity subsolar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature Spiral arms
Tidal tails
the Triangulum II dwarf galaxy
gptkbp:orbital_period with M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:redshift 0.0011
approximately 0.0014
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5