NGC 4472

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 9.7
approximately 10.5
gptkbp:body_shape no
yes
gptkbp:conducts_research_on galaxy formation theories
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkb:Virgo_II_Group
low
over 100 globular clusters
gptkbp:contains_supermassive_black_hole yes
gptkbp:declination +08° 00′ 01″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 130,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1784
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 54 million light-years
gptkbp:emergency_services no
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:has_brightest_cluster_galaxy yes
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
gptkbp:has_component yes
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:E
gptkb:Eberron
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_1980_K
yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 4472
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:M87
gptkbp:is_brightest_galaxy in Virgo Cluster
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:M86
gptkbp:is_observed_in X-ray wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Supercluster
gptkbp:is_part_of_galaxy_group gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar populations
gptkbp:is_studied_for_dynamics yes
gptkbp:is_studied_in galactic dynamics
gptkbp:is_used_in cosmological simulations
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
gptkbp:lighting yes
23.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:metallicity yes
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:Eberron
gptkbp:number_of_globular_clusters over 200
gptkbp:orbit_type yes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Virgo_II_Group
gptkbp:redshift 0.0039
gptkbp:right_ascension 12h 29m 46.3s
12h 29m 46.7s
gptkbp:speed 1,000 km/s
gptkbp:targets Hubble Space Telescope observations
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5