Messier 61
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| Distance to Earth | 52. 51 million light years |
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| Age | 13. 22 billion years |
| Magnitude | 10. 18 |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Redshift | 0. 005224 ± 0. 000007 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1566 ± 2 km/s |
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| ID | 2387751 |
About Messier 61
Messier 61 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It was discovered by Barnaba Oriani on May 5, 1779. This was six days before Charles Messier observed the same galaxy, but had mistaken it as a comet.
Messier 61 Photos
