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Messier 94
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Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici that can be observed from Earth. It is notable as one of the brightest galaxies visible through telescopes and serves as an important object for astronomical study and observation.
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- Distance from Earth
- 5.1
- Image
- Messier 94.jpg
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- redshift
- 0.001027
- catalog code
- [NKB95] N4736
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1781-03-22
- apparent magnitude
- 5.106
- galaxy morphological type
- SAB0/a
- right ascension
- 192.7214500
- declination
- 41.1201528
- radial velocity
- 300
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Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, 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. The galaxy has two ring structures.
Structure