| M99 |
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| NGC 4254 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Spiral Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 10.5 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 5.4' x 4.8' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 12h 18.9m - 14 26 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| M99 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. Long exposure photographs show two prominent spiral arms that can be seen visually in large telescopes. Smaller telescopes show a large spherical halo with a bright core but other detail is difficult to discern. M99 is very asymmetric, possibly due to a past encounter with another galaxy. It has the largest recorded velocity of any Messier object, moving away from us at 2300 km/s. | |||||||||||
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