Messier 95
| Galaxy Messier 95 |
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| Image of the bar spiral galaxy M 95 with the Very Large Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 43 m 57.7 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 42 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) b / HII / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.8 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 7.4 ′ × 5 ′ |
| Position angle | 13 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
M96 group LGG 217 |
| Redshift | 0.002595 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | (778 ± 4) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(30 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (9.3 ± 0.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Pierre Méchain |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1781 |
| Catalog names | |
| M 95 • NGC 3351 • UGC 5850 • PGC 32007 • CGCG 066-004 • MCG + 02-28-001 • IRAS 10413 + 1158 • 2MASX J10435773 + 1142129 • GC 2184 • h 743 • | |
Messier 95 = NGC 3351 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SB (r) b with an area of 7.4 '× 5.0' in the constellation Leo at the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 30 million light years from the Milky Way and is classified as a starburst galaxy . The galaxy belongs to the group of galaxies around Messier 96 (also known as the Leo I group ).
In 2012 the supernova SN 2012aw could be observed in M95 with a brightness of 13 mag.
The object was discovered on March 20, 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain .
Image of the bar spiral galaxy M 95 with the Spitzer space telescope
Ultraviolet absorption of M 95 using GALEX
Detail of the center using the Hubble Space Telescope
Messier 95 recorded in March 2012 by an amateur astronomer from Austria.
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Web links
- APOD
- astronews.com: Picture of the day March 19, 2012
- Spektrum.de: Map of the area
Individual evidence
