Messier 63

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.6
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:conducts_research_on galaxy evolution
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkb:NGC_5054
yes
gptkbp:coordinates yes
gptkbp:current_club no
gptkbp:declination +42° 01′ 45″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year 1779
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 27 million light-years
gptkbp:emissions_standard yes
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalogue
gptkb:SIMBAD_Astronomical_Database
gptkb:NASA/_IPAC_Extragalactic_Database
Hyper LEDA
gptkbp:foot yes
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.65
gptkbp:has_features gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:has_spectral_type Sbc
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_1971_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 63
gptkbp:impact galaxy dynamics
gptkbp:included gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:is_associated_with starburst activity
interstellar medium studies
gptkbp:is_in local universe
gptkbp:is_in_field_of_view gptkb:Hubble_Deep_Field
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:is_noted_for its high surface brightness
its bright nucleus
its spiral arms
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
amateur astronomers
optical wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NGC_5054_group
gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:is_part_of_astronomical_catalog gptkb:Uppsala_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:is_part_of_astrophysical_surveys gptkb:2_MASS
gptkbp:is_part_of_sky_survey gptkb:SDSS
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar populations
dark matter distribution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
northern hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Sunflower_Galaxy
gptkbp:lighting yes
23.5 mag/arcsec²
22.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in constellation Canes Venatici
gptkbp:mass approximately 100 billion solar masses
gptkbp:members gptkb:M51_Group
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature star-forming regions
dust lanes
bright nucleus
well-defined spiral arms
gptkbp:notable_galaxies SA(s)bc
gptkbp:orbit_type yes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
amateur astronomers
gptkbp:redshift 0.0023
0.0022
gptkbp:right_ascension 13h 15m 49.4s
gptkbp:targets galaxy formation studies
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:universe yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canes_Venatici
gptkb:the_Sunflower_Galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6