M100
E517957
M100 is a bright grand-design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the largest and most prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grand-design spiral galaxy
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Messier 100
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4321 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 10.1 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | 7.4 × 6.3 arcminutes ⓘ |
| belongsToSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M100
ⓘ
NGC 4321 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Cepheid variable stars ⓘ |
| declination | +15° 49′ 21″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 17 Mpc
ⓘ
about 55 million light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | intermediate spiral ⓘ |
| hasActiveStarFormation | yes ⓘ |
| hasBar | weak central bar ⓘ |
| hasHIIRegions | yes ⓘ |
| hasNuclearStarburst | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | two main grand-design arms ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRing | circumnuclear ring ⓘ |
| hasSupernova |
SN 1901B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SN 1914A NERFINISHED ⓘ SN 1959E NERFINISHED ⓘ SN 1979C NERFINISHED ⓘ SN 2006X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaceOnGalaxy | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOfLargestMembersOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostProminentMembersOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SAB(s)bc ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ ultraviolet ⓘ |
| partOf | Local Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1571 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00524 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 22m 54s ⓘ |
| supernovaTypeObserved |
Type II
ⓘ
Type Ia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | distance scale calibration ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.