M74, NGC 628
A face-on type Sc spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces, M74 is about 30 million light-years away and about 80000 light-years across. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-02276 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 1 36 37.57 |
Position (Dec): | 15° 44' 24.06" |
Field of view: | 18.75 x 15.12 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 179.6° right of vertical |