gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Fireworks_Galaxy
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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9.6
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gptkbp:apparentSize
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11.5′ × 9.8′
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gptkbp:catalogue
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gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Caldwell_12
gptkb:PGC_65001
gptkb:UGC_11597
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Cygnus
gptkb:Cepheus
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gptkbp:declination
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+60° 09′ 14″
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gptkbp:diameter
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~40,000 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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September 9, 1798
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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22 million light-years
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gptkbp:epoch
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gptkb:J2000
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gptkbp:galaxyType
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intermediate spiral galaxy
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gptkbp:groupCluster
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gptkb:NGC_6946_Group
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gptkbp:hasSupernova
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gptkb:SN_1917A
gptkb:SN_1939C
gptkb:SN_1948B
gptkb:SN_1968D
gptkb:SN_1969P
gptkb:SN_1980K
gptkb:SN_2002hh
gptkb:SN_2004et
gptkb:SN_2008S
gptkb:SN_2017eaw
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NGC 6946
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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Local Group (near edge)
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gptkbp:locatedNear
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gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:luminosity
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14.1 mag/arcmin²
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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SAB(rs)cd
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gptkbp:NGCNumber
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6946
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gptkbp:notableFor
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active star formation
high rate of supernovae
rich in gas and dust
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gptkbp:numberOfObservedSupernovae
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10
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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48 km/s
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.000133
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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20h 34m 52.3s
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue
gptkb:Cepheus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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