Messier 98

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**Messier 98**
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Galaxy	List of galaxies
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Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12^h 13^m 48.3^s^[1]
Declination	+14° 54′ 01″^[1]
Redshift	-142 ± 4 km/s^[1]
Distance	60 Mly^{[citation needed]}
Type	SAB(s)ab^[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	9′.8 × 2′.8^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+11.0^[1]
Notable features
Other designations
NGC 4192, UGC 7231, PGC 39028^[1]

Messier 98 (also known as NGC 4192 or M98 for short) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, yet it is part of the Virgo cluster. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.

Other resources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Messier 98. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.