Messier 82
E453102
Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a nearby starburst galaxy in Ursa Major undergoing intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SN 2014J | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Type Ia supernova
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ galaxy ⓘ starburst galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | -20.0 ⓘ |
| addedToMessierCatalogueBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cigar Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M82 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3034 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize_arcminutes | 11.2 × 4.3 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.4 ⓘ |
| belongsToGalaxyGroup | M81 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | M82 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRegionDominatedBy | intense star formation ⓘ |
| declination | +69° 40′ 46″ ⓘ |
| diameter_lightYears | 37000 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Johann Elert Bode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear |
1774
ⓘ
2014 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_lightYears | 12000000 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_megaparsecs | 3.6 ⓘ |
| emitsStronglyIn |
X-ray
ⓘ
infrared ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude_deg | 40.57 ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude_deg | 141.41 ⓘ |
| hasGalacticSuperwind | true ⓘ |
| hasNuclearRegion | yes ⓘ |
| hasStarburstActivity | true ⓘ |
| hasSupernova | SN 2014J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsGravitationallyWith | Messier 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearestStarburstGalaxyTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass_solarMasses | 10000000000 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Messier catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType |
Irr II
ⓘ
starburst ⓘ |
| ngcNumber | NGC 3034 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearRegionContains | massive young star clusters ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedEdgeOn | true ⓘ |
| occurredInGalaxy | Messier 82 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSkyArea | near the bowl of the Big Dipper ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_km_per_s | 203 ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.000677 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 09h 55m 52.7s ⓘ |
| starFormationRate_solarMassesPerYear | 10 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.