Galaxy · Virgo

M 61

Also known as NGC 4303 · PGC 40001 · UGC 7420

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Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Position (J2000)

12h 21m 55s · +4° 28′ 25″

Discovered

by Barnaba Oriani in 1779

Pictures

1

Magnitude

10.25

visual

Size

6.9′ × 6.6′

Distance

~54,000,000 ly

Best months

Feb–Apr

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.