NGC 598
E112201
NGC 598 is the Triangulum Galaxy, a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group and one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 598 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Local Group galaxy
ⓘ
Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ galaxy ⓘ spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −18.9 ⓘ |
| addedToCatalog | Messier catalogue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Triangulum Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
M33
Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
Messier 33
Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 70′ × 40′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | about 5.7 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 5.7 ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Triangulum Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
M33
Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
Messier 33
NGC 598 self-link ⓘ |
| catalogNumberInMessier | 33 ⓘ |
| constellation |
Triangulum Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Triangulum
|
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
NGC 604 ⓘ
surface form:
giant H II region NGC 604
star-forming regions ⓘ young star clusters ⓘ |
| declination | +30° 39′ 36″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giovanni Battista Hodierna ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | before 1654 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 3 million light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWay | about 3 million light-years ⓘ |
| distanceInMegaparsecs | about 0.9 Mpc ⓘ |
| galaxyType | SA(s)cd ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low bulge-to-disk ratio
ⓘ
prominent star-forming disk ⓘ well-defined spiral arms ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteRelationship | possible satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
closest large galaxies to the Milky Way
ⓘ
largest members of the Local Group ⓘ |
| linearDiameter | about 60,000 light-years ⓘ |
| locatedIn | nearby universe ⓘ |
| mass | about 5×10^10 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | unbarred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| nearbyTo |
Andromeda Galaxy
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| observedBy | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| orientation | moderately inclined to line of sight ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −179 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | about −0.000597 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 01h 33m 50.9s ⓘ |
| stellarMass | about 3–6×10^9 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.