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 0.9-meter telescope, 1991.
Credit:Todd Boroson/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
About the Image
Id: | noao-m74 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
Size: | 1800 x 1366 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 1 36 56.22 |
Position (Dec): | 15° 48' 23.13" |
Field of view: | 20.63 x 15.65 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.8° right of vertical |