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Messier 96 is a spiral galaxy located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It's notable as one of the brighter galaxies visible through telescopes and serves as an important object for astronomers studying galaxy structure and evolution.
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 10 46 45.6847
- Declination
- +11 ° 49 ′ 12.003 ″
- Redshift
- 0.002 962 ± 0.000 002
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 888 ± 1 km/s
- Distance
- 31 ± 3 Mly (9.6 ± 1.0 Mpc )
- Type
- SAB(rs)ab
- Size
- ~78,000 ly (23.93 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 7.6′ × 5.2′
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Messier 96 (also known as M96 or NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
Observational history and appearance