NGC 3031

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.9
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:NGC_3034
approximately 1.5 solar masses per year
gptkbp:diameter approximately 90,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Johann_Elert_Bode
gptkbp:discovery_year 1774
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 12 million light-years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkbp:foot well-defined spiral arms
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
gptkbp:has_historical_significance one of the first galaxies to be studied in detail
gptkbp:has_spectral_type Sbc
gptkbp:has_supernova SN 1993 J
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 3031
gptkbp:included various astronomical surveys
gptkbp:is_associated_with X-ray emissions
starburst activity.
gptkbp:is_located_at Right Ascension 9h 55m 33.2s
Declination +69° 3' 55''
gptkbp:is_notable_for its bright nucleus
gptkbp:is_observed_in radio wavelengths
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:M81_Group
gptkb:Hubble's_Tuning_Fork_diagram
gptkb:M81_constellation_group
gptkb:Local_Group_of_galaxies
gptkbp:is_studied_for galaxy formation and evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_for a reference point for other galaxies
gptkbp:is_visible_from northern hemisphere
with small telescopes
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Messier_81
gptkbp:lighting approximately 22.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in constellation Ursa Major
gptkbp:mass approximately 1.5 billion solar masses
gptkbp:notable_feature large central bulge
gptkbp:notable_galaxies SA(s)ab
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:redshift 0.0005
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:M81
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5