Messier 96
| Galaxy Messier 96 |
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| Photo of 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 46 m 45.7 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 49 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) from / Sy / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 7.8 ′ × 5.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 176 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | M96 group LGG 217 |
| Redshift | 0.002992 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | (897 ± 4) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(36 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (10.9 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Pierre Méchain |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1781 |
| Catalog names | |
| M 96 • NGC 3368 • UGC 5882 • PGC 32192 • CGCG 066-013 • MCG + 02-28-006 • IRAS 10441 + 1205 • GC 2194 • h 749 | |
Messier 96 = NGC 3368 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type SAB (rs) ab in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic , which is an estimated 36 million light years away from the Milky Way . It is similar in size and mass to the Milky Way and has an active galaxy core .
The galaxy is the namesake of the M96 group, which also includes Messier 95 , Messier 105 and some smaller and weaker systems.
The object was discovered on March 20, 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain .
High-resolution image of the center of Messier 96, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope
Web links
- M96 at SEDS
- SEDS
- astronews.com: Picture of the day September 1, 2015
- Spektrum.de: Map of the area
Individual evidence
