NGC 5236

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_5236
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Messier_83
gptkb:M83
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.54
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue
PGC 48082
UGCA 366
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Hydra
gptkbp:declination -29° 51′ 56″
gptkbp:diameter 55,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Nicolas-Louis_de_Lacaille
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1752
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 15 million light-years
gptkbp:galaxyType gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:groupCluster gptkb:Centaurus_A/M83_Group
gptkbp:hasHIIRegions yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 5236
gptkbp:locatedIn Local Universe
gptkbp:morphologicalType SAB(s)c
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:notableFor well-defined spiral arms
high rate of star formation
central bar structure
gptkbp:radialVelocity 513 km/s
gptkbp:redshift 0.001711
gptkbp:rightAscension 13h 37m 0.9s
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:supernovaeObserved SN 1923A
SN 1945B
SN 1950B
SN 1957D
SN 1968L
SN 1983N
SN 2008hw
SN 2012A
SN 2014am
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_83
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6