NGC 4955

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude gptkb:12.5
approximately 12.5
gptkbp:coordinates RA 13h 05m 32.0s, Dec -27° 56' 00''
gptkbp:depicted_in best viewed in southern hemisphere
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100,000 light-years
approximately 50,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:distance approximately 60 million light-years
approximately 20 million light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
New General Catalogue (NGC)
gptkbp:features prominent spiral arms
active star formation regions
central bulge
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:SN_1994_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 4955
gptkbp:interacts_with possible interaction with nearby galaxies
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:lighting moderately bright
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Hydra_constellation
constellation Centaurus
gptkbp:mass approximately 10^11 solar masses
old and young stars
gptkbp:members Hydra I Group
gptkbp:notable_feature barred structure
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:ESO_501-G_020
MCG -05-30-013
PGC 45383
gptkbp:redshift 0.0034
0.0042
gptkbp:research photometry and spectroscopy available
gptkbp:speed approximately 1260 km/s
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:year gptkb:1994
gptkbp:year_created 1834
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:The_Coma_Cluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4