| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Galaxy |
Coma B |
12h18.8 |
+14°25' |
5.4' x 4.8' |
10 |
50 Mly |
Messier 99 (also known as M99 or NGC 4254) is an
unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 50 million light-years away in the
constellation Coma Berenices.
It is Also called the "Pinwheel" galaxy and belongs to
the Virgo galaxy cluster. The "bright" star is Mag 6 (not visible with
naked eye).
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| Date |
Telescope |
Binning |
Exp Time (s) |
Special processing |
Notes |
| Apr 10, 2004 |
Centurion
18" |
L 1:1
RGB 3:1 |
L 3x300
R,G,B 300 |
LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP |
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