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M95 (left) and M96 (right). Credit:Scott Anttila.
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 10h46m 45.7s[1] |
Declination | +11° 49′ 12″[1] |
Redshift | 897 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 31 ± 3 Mly (9.6 ± 1.0 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +10.1[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)ab[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 7′.6 ×5′.2[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 3368,[1] UGC 5882,[1] PGC 32192[1] |
Messier 96 (also known as NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchainin1781.
M96 is the brightest galaxy within the M96 Group, a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo also includes the Messier objects M95 and M105, as well as at least nine other galaxies.[3][4][5][6] The M96 galxy has asymmetric arms and a displaced core, proabably caused by the gravitational pull by the other nearby galaxies.
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