NGC 5548

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 13.2
gptkbp:associated_with various astronomical surveys
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Virgo
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1783
gptkbp:distance about 200 million light-years
gptkbp:features gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:has_luminosity high luminosity in the optical spectrum
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:Seyfert_1
gptkbp:hosts part of the Virgo Cluster
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 5548
gptkbp:lighting strong X-ray source
monitored for changes in brightness
gptkbp:mass approximately 10^7 solar masses
supermassive black hole at its center
gptkbp:notable_work studied for its variability in brightness
gptkbp:redshift 0.01717
gptkbp:research observed in various wavelengths
gptkbp:size approximately 1.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hercules_constellation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5