M91

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M91 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the fainter members of the Messier catalog.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barred spiral galaxy
hasAlternateName PGC 41934 NERFINISHED
UGC 7753 NERFINISHED
hasAngularSize 5.4′ × 4.3′
hasApparentMagnitudeV ~10.2
hasBarStructure yes
hasConstellation Coma Berenices NERFINISHED
hasDeclination +14°29′47″
hasDesignation M 91
Messier 91 NERFINISHED
NGC 4548 NERFINISHED
hasDiscoveryDate 1781
hasDistance ~19 Mpc
~63 million light-years
hasGalaxyClassification SBb-type barred spiral
hasGalaxyType barred spiral galaxy
hasMorphologicalType SB(rs)ab NERFINISHED
SBb
hasNotableFeature relatively low surface brightness
ring-like inner structure
strong central bar
hasRadialVelocity ~990 km/s
hasRedshift 0.0033
hasRightAscension 12h35m26s
hasSpiralArms yes
isBestObservedIn spring
isCataloguedIn Messier catalogue NERFINISHED
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
isInMessierCatalogue Messier catalogue NERFINISHED
isLocatedIn Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED
isLocatedInDirectionOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
isLocatedNearOnSky M100 NERFINISHED
M88 NERFINISHED
M90 NERFINISHED
M98 NERFINISHED
M99 NERFINISHED
isMemberOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
isObservableFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
isOneOfFainterMembersOf Messier catalogue NERFINISHED
isPartOf Coma–Virgo region of the sky NERFINISHED
orbitsCenterOf Local Supercluster mass distribution
wasDiscoveredBy Charles Messier NERFINISHED

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