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Messier 91

Spiral Galaxy M91. Atlas Image courtesy of 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 35m 26.4s[1]
Declination +14° 29′ 47″[1]
Redshift 486 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance 63 ± 16 Mly (19 ± 5 Mpc)[2]
Type SBb(rs)[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 5′.4 × 4′.3[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.0[1]
Other designations
NGC 4548,[1] UGC 7753,[1] PGC 41934[1]

Messier 91 (also known as NGC 4548) is a barred spiral galaxy about 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was most probably discovered by Charles Messier in 1781 and independently rediscovered by William Herschel on April 8, 1784. M91 is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4548. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  2. ↑ J. L. Tonry, A. Dressler, J. P. Blakeslee, E. A. Ajhar, A. B. Fletcher, G. A. Luppino, M. R. Metzger, C. B. Moore (2001). "The SBF Survey of Galaxy Distances. IV. SBF Magnitudes, Colors, and Distances". Astrophysical Journal 546 (2): 681–693. doi:10.1086/318301. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001ApJ...546..681T.
 
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