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Messier 66 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo that can be observed from Earth. It is significant to astronomers as one of the notable galaxies catalogued by Charles Messier in the 18th century and serves as an important object for studying galactic structure and behavior.
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 11 20 15.026
- Declination
- +12 ° 59 ′ 28.64 ″
- Redshift
- 0.002 425 ± 0.000 010 ( 696.3 ± 12.7 km/s )
- Distance
- 31 Mly (9.6 Mpc )
- Type
- SAB(s)b
- Size
- 85,200 ly (26.12 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 9.1 ′ × 4.2 ′
- Notable features
- Galaxy in the Leo Triplet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- astrophysical X-ray source
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 7.34
- Image
- M66 Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg
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- Commons category
- Messier 66
- catalog code
- LEDA 34695
- discoverer or inventor
- Charles Messier
- galaxy morphological type
- SABb
- redshift
- 0.002425
- apparent magnitude
- 5.881
- Commons gallery
- Messier 66
- time of discovery or invention
- 1780-03-01
- right ascension
- 170.0626083
- declination
- 12.9912889
- radial velocity
- 706
- epoch
- J2000.0
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