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Messier 98

Messier 98
Observation data (w:J2000 epoch)
Constellation w:Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 13m 48.3s[1]
Declination +14° 54′ 01″[1]
Redshift -142 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance 60 Mly[citation needed]
Type SAB(s)ab[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 9′.8 × 2′.8[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.0[1]
Other designations
NGC 4192, UGC 7231, PGC 39028[1]

Messier 98 (also known as M98 or NGC 4192) is an intermediate w:spiral galaxy about 60 million w:light-years away in the w:constellation w:Coma Berenices. It was discovered by w:Pierre Méchain in w:1781.

Virgo Cluster membership

Messier 98 is a member of the w:Virgo Cluster, which is a large, relatively nearby w:cluster of galaxies.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Messier 98. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
  2. ↑ B. Binggeli, A. Sandage, G. A. Tammann (1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". Astronomical Journal 90: 1681–1759. doi:10.1086/113874. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985AJ.....90.1681B.
 
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