M100

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M100 is a bright grand-design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the largest and most prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand-design spiral galaxy
spiral galaxy
alsoKnownAs Messier 100 NERFINISHED
NGC 4321 NERFINISHED
apparentMagnitudeV 10.1
apparentSize 7.4 × 6.3 arcminutes
belongsToSupercluster Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED
catalog Messier catalogue NERFINISHED
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
catalogNumber M100
NGC 4321 NERFINISHED
contains Cepheid variable stars
declination +15° 49′ 21″
discoveredBy Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1781
distanceFromEarth about 17 Mpc
about 55 million light-years
galaxyType intermediate spiral
hasActiveStarFormation yes
hasBar weak central bar
hasHIIRegions yes
hasNuclearStarburst yes
hasSpiralArms two main grand-design arms
hasStarFormationRing circumnuclear ring
hasSupernova SN 1901B NERFINISHED
SN 1914A NERFINISHED
SN 1959E NERFINISHED
SN 1979C NERFINISHED
SN 2006X NERFINISHED
isFaceOnGalaxy yes
isOneOfLargestMembersOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
isOneOfMostProminentMembersOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Coma Berenices NERFINISHED
memberOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
morphologicalType SAB(s)bc
observedInWavelength infrared
optical
radio
ultraviolet
partOf Local Supercluster NERFINISHED
radialVelocity 1571 km/s
redshift 0.00524
rightAscension 12h 22m 54s
supernovaTypeObserved Type II
Type Ia NERFINISHED
usedFor distance scale calibration

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