Messier 94
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy[7][8]) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781,[9] and catalogued by Charles Messier two days later. Although some references describe M94 as a barred spiral galaxy, the "bar" structure appears to be more oval-shaped.[10] The galaxy has two ring structures.[5]
"Cat's Eye Galaxy" redirects here. For the nebula, see Cat's Eye Nebula.
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
Messier 94[1][2][3] | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canes Venatici[4] |
Right ascension | 12h 50m 53.1s[5] |
Declination | +41° 07′ 14″[5] |
Redshift | 0.001027±0.000005[5] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 308±1 km/s[5] |
Galactocentric velocity | 360±3 km/s[5] |
Distance | 16.0 ± 1.3 Mly (4.91 ± 0.40 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.2[6] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SA(r)ab,[5] LINER[5] |
Apparent size (V) | 11.2 × 9.1 moa[5] |
Other designations | |
NGC 4736, UGC 7996, PGC 43495[5] |
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