🔭 M99

Galaxy in Coma Berenices

M99 is a galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, with an apparent magnitude of about 9.9, roughly 50,200 thousand light-years away.

Data

Catalogue designation	M99
Object type	Galaxy
Constellation	Coma Berenices
NGC / IC	NGC 4254
Apparent magnitude	9.9
Distance (approx.)	50,200 thousand light-years

What a galaxy is

A vast, gravitationally-bound system of stars, gas and dust — from small irregular collections to giant spirals containing a trillion suns. Most Messier galaxies are island universes far beyond the Milky Way.

Other Messier objects in Coma Berenices: M53, M64, M85, M88, M91, M98, M100.

Data: Messier catalogue & IAU constellations, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.