Messier Index/M61

Messier 61 Tschöke D. Hensler, G.; Junkes, N 2000 August X-rays from the barred galaxy NGC 4303 Astronomy and Astrophysics 360 2 447-456 EDP Sciences 0004-6361 http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0006361v1 M61, courtesy of w:NOAO w:J2000 Virgo 12 21 54.9NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Results for M 61 http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ 2006-11-18 +04 28 25 10.18 SAB(rs)bc, HIISy2 NGC 4303, UGC 07420, PGC 040001, MCG +01-32-022, USGC U490 NED310, MRC 1219+047 Messier 61 (also known as M61 or NGC 4303) is a w:spiral galaxy in the w:Virgo Cluster. It was discovered by w:Barnabus Oriani on w:May 5, w:1779. M61 is one of the larger members of the Virgo Cluster. Six supernovae have been observed in this galaxy: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Supernovae.html List of Supernovae 30 December 2008 w:Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams SN 2008in SN 2006ov SN 1999gn SN 1964F SN 1961I SN 1926A thumb|left|400px|Amateur Image of Messier 61 Showing Supernova 2008in on April 16, 2009 Courtesy Hunter Wilson External links www.seds.org/messier/m/m061.html References thumb|left|Infrared image of M61 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope