Messier 90 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo[1] |
Right ascension | 12h 36m 49.8s[2] |
Declination | +13° 09′ 46″[2] |
Redshift | −0.000784±0.000013[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | −235±4 km/s[2] |
Galactocentric velocity | −282±4 km/s[2] |
Distance | 58.7 ± 2.8 Mly (18.00 ± 0.86 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.5[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)ab,[2] LINER,[2] Sy[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 9.5 × 4.4 moa[2] |
Other designations | |
NGC 4569,[2] UGC 7786,[2] PGC 42089,[2] Arp 76[2] | |
References: SIMBAD: Search M90 |
Messier 90 (also known as M90 and NGC 4569) is an intermediate spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure about 60 million light-years away[a] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781.[4]