Messier 95
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M95. Crdit: NOAO |
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Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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Constellation: | Leo |
Right ascension: | 10h 43m 57.7s[1] |
Declination: | +11° 42′ 14″[1] |
Redshift: | 778 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance: | 38 Mly[citation needed] |
Type: | SB(r)b[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V): | 7′.4 × 5′.1[citation needed] |
Apparent magnitude (V): | 11.4[1] |
Notable features: | |
Other designations | |
NGC 3351,[1] UGC 5850,[1] PGC 32007[1] | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
Messier 95 (also known as M95 or NGC 3351) is a barred spiral galaxy about 38 million light-years away[citation needed] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier 4 days later.
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[edit] Nucleus
The center of the galaxy contains a ring-shaped circumnuclear star-forming region with a diameter of approximately 2000 ly (600 pc)[2].
[edit] Galaxy group information
M95 is one of several galaxies within the M96 Group, a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. The group also includes the Messier objects M96 and M105[3][4][5][6].
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 3351. Retrieved on November 6, 2006.
- ^ L. Colina, M. L. Garcia Vargas, J. M. Mas-Hesse, A. Alberdi, A. Krabbe (1997). "Nuclear Star-forming Structures and the Starburst–Active Galactic Nucleus Connection in Barred Spirals NGC 3351 and NGC 4303". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 484: L41-L45.
- ^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
- ^ P. Fouque, E. Gourgoulhon, P. Chamaraux, G. Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 93: 211-233.
- ^ A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 100: 47-90.
- ^ G. Giuricin, C. Marinoni, L. Ceriani, A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal 543: 178-194.