Messier 82

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy
gptkbp:diameter 11,000 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:features starburst region
gptkbp:hasCharacter gptkb:SN_2014J
gptkbp:hasFacilities 1.5 × 10^11 solar masses
gptkbp:hasFilm RA 9h 55m 52.8s, Dec +14° 57′ 00″
edge-on
gptkbp:hasGoals active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasHistory SAB(rs)cd
gptkbp:hasOccupation 10 solar masses per year
gptkbp:hasRecognition 8.4
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent Seyfert 2
gptkbp:hasTheme 0.0007
gptkbp:hasType irregular galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 82
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:Messier_81
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith dark matter halo
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.8
gptkbp:isFoundIn the_constellation_Ursa_Major
gptkbp:isKnownFor its elongated shape
gptkbp:isLocatedIn NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Messier_81
gptkbp:isNotableFor high rate of star formation
its bright nucleus
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:M81_Group
gptkb:M81_group_of_galaxies
local group of galaxies
the Virgo Supercluster
gptkbp:isPopularIn amateur astronomy
gptkbp:isRelatedTo starburst activity
gptkbp:isServedBy optical telescopes
infrared_wavelengths
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomers
galaxy formation
radio telescopes
gptkbp:isTrainedIn galaxy surveys
gptkbp:isUsedFor gptkb:starburst_galaxy
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn northern hemisphere
NGC catalog
gptkbp:isVisitedBy clear nights
gptkbp:length 12 million light years
gptkbp:lighting 23.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:locatedIn Ursa Major
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 3034
gptkbp:releaseYear 1774
gptkbp:type cigar galaxy