Messier 66

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy
gptkbp:colors 0.0021
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
Index Catalogue
gptkbp:features star-forming regions
bar structure
prominent dust lanes
gptkbp:hasCharacter gptkb:SN_2022fzz
gptkb:SN_2017eaw
gptkb:SN_2020jfo
gptkb:SN_2021hiz
gptkb:SN_2018gv
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Messier_65
NGC 3628
gptkbp:hasEvents interstellar medium
ring structure
spiral arms
young star clusters
central bulge
old globular clusters
HII_regions
gptkbp:hasFilm SAbc
gptkbp:hasGoals gptkb:Leo_I_Group
active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasOccupation approximately 2.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:hasRecognition 9.0
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent Sbc
gptkbp:hasResidence solar metallicity
gptkbp:hasSibling billions of stars
gptkbp:hasVariants +13° 6' 30"
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 66
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.7
U-B = -0.2
gptkbp:isPartOf Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:legalStatus 10h 42m 36s
gptkbp:length approximately 35 million light-years
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Leo_constellation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Leo_Triplet
gptkbp:releaseYear 1780
gptkbp:type spiral galaxy
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope