| M88 |
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| NGC 4501 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Spiral Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 11.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 7.0' x 4.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 12h 32.1m - 14 26 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| M88 is a spiral galaxy similar in appearance to the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), that lies in the galaxy rich Virgo Cluster. In a small telescope it appears as a faint elongated glow with a close pair of 12th magnitude stars. A larger instrument and a dark sky reveal spiral structure and dark lanes. A supernova was observed in M88 in 1999. | |||||||||||
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