Messier 96
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Distance to Earth | 31. 31 million light years |
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Apparent mass | ~80 billion M☉ |
Magnitude | 10. 1 |
Age | 13. 25 billion years |
Stars | 100 billion |
Distance | 31 ± 3 Mly (9. 6 ± 1. 0 Mpc) |
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ID | 2451901 |
About Messier 96
Messier 96 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain on March 20, 1781.