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Messier Index/M98
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Messier 98 350px Messier 98 w:J2000 SAB(s)abNASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
Results for Messier 98
http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
2006-11-18 12 13 48.3 +14 54 01 60 MlyFebruary 2007 -142 ± 4 km/s 11.0 9′.8 × 2′.8 w:Coma Berenices NGC 4192, UGC 7231, PGC 39028
Messier 98 (also known as M98 or NGC 4192) is an intermediate w:spiral galaxy about 60 million w:light-years away in the w:constellation w:Coma Berenices. It was discovered by w:Pierre Méchain in w:1781.
Virgo Cluster membership
Messier 98 is a member of the w:Virgo Cluster, which is a large, relatively nearby w:cluster of galaxies. B. Binggeli, A. Sandage, G. A. Tammann
Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area
Astronomical Journal
1985
90
1681–1759
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985AJ.....90.1681B 10.1086/113874
External links
Spiral Galaxy M98 @ SEDS Messier pages
References