Coma Pinwheel
Galaxy in Coma Berenices · 50 million light-years
🔭 Explore Coma Pinwheel in the 3D map →| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 50 million light-years |
| Apparent magnitude | 9.8 |
| Apparent size | 5′ (arc-minutes) |
| Also known as | M99 · NGC 4254 · Virgo Cluster Pinwheel |
Messier 99, popularly known as the Coma Pinwheel, is a galaxy (also catalogued as NGC 4254) in the constellation Coma Berenices — an island of billions of stars far beyond our own Milky Way. It was recorded by Charles Messier in his famous catalogue of 110 deep-sky objects. It spans roughly 5 arc-minutes on the sky. At about magnitude 9.8, it shows up well in a small backyard telescope.
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- Andromeda Galaxy — galaxy
- Triangulum Galaxy — galaxy
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- Sombrero Galaxy — galaxy
- Messier 110 — galaxy