Messier 94

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy
gptkbp:contains young star clusters
gptkbp:diameter approximately 50,000 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:features ring structure
gptkbp:has active star formation
gptkbp:hasGoals bright nucleus
gptkbp:hasLocalCuisine NGC 4736A
gptkbp:hasRecognition 8.4
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent SAB(rs)bc
gptkbp:hasTheme 0.0035
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 94
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith starburst activity
gptkbp:isFiledIn B-V = 0.65
gptkbp:isLocatedIn astronomy literature
Declination +41° 07′ 14″
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
Right Ascension 12h 50m 53.0s
gptkbp:isNotableFor its ring structure
gptkbp:isNotedFor its bright core
its high surface brightness.
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Messier_94_group
gptkb:NGC_4736_group
gptkb:Local_Group
Virgo Supercluster
Hubble_Space_Telescope_observations
gptkbp:isServedBy amateur astronomy
radio telescopes
gptkbp:isStudiedIn galactic dynamics
stellar populations
galaxy formation research
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_Legacy_Archive
northern hemisphere
dark skies
2MASS catalog
gptkbp:length 16 million light years
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Canes Venatici
gptkbp:photography deep-sky photography
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 4736
gptkbp:releaseYear 1781
gptkbp:type spiral galaxy
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope