Messier 98
- Designation:
- M98
- Object Type:
- Spiral Galaxy
- Right Ascension:
- 12h 14m
- Declination:
- +14° 54'
- Magnitude:
- 10.1
- Distance:
- 60,000,000 light years
- Constellation:
- Coma Berenices
Image Source: ESO
Articles about M98:
- Messier 98 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices
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This month, we journey to the edge-on spiral Messier 98, located near the westerly border of the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster. M 98 and its neighbor galaxies M 99 and M 100 were discovered by Pierre Mechain on the night of March 15, 1781 and confi ... more