Messier 96 photograph

Messier 96

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Distance to Earth31. 31 million light years
Apparent mass~80 billion M☉
Magnitude10. 1
Age13. 25 billion years
Stars100 billion
Distance31 ± 3 Mly (9. 6 ± 1. 0 Mpc)
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2451901
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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.

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