M98
E517955
M98 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster and a target in the Messier catalog.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virgo Cluster member
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | approximately −21 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeB | 10.9 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 10.1 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | 9.8 × 2.8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| belongsToCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogName |
M98
ⓘ
Messier 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4192 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterEnvironment | located on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +14° 54′ 01″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 13.5 megaparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 44 million light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +74.3° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 283.1° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galaxyType | intermediate spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
PGC 39139
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UGC 7231 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBar | weak bar ⓘ |
| inclinationAngle | approximately edge-on ⓘ |
| includedInCatalog |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo Cluster Catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SAB(s)ab ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blue star-forming regions
ⓘ
dust lanes along its disk ⓘ |
| observationalWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| orientation | highly inclined to line of sight ⓘ |
| partOf | Local Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSky | near the border of Coma Berenices and Virgo ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | −142 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | −0.00047 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 13m 48.3s ⓘ |
| spectralCharacteristic | shows evidence of star formation ⓘ |
| supernovaeObserved | SN 1961I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | relatively high for a galaxy of its type ⓘ |
| visibility | visible with medium-sized amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.