Messier 99 or M99, also known as NGC 4254 or St. Catherine's Wheel, is a grand design spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Coma Berenices approximately 15,000,000 parsecs …

Aug 25, 2024 · M99 was discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781. The galaxy is located 55 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices and has …

Aug 28, 2015 · Messier 99 (M99, NGC 4254), also known as the Coma Pinwheel or Virgo Cluster Pinwheel, is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices.

This beautiful spiral galaxy is listed under number 99 in Messier’s catalog. It can be visually located during the spring months in the southwest corner of the constellation Coma Berenices. …

May 6, 2022 · M99 – which lies roughly 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices – is a “grand design” spiral galaxy, so-called because of the well-defined, prominent …

Messier 99 (NGC 4254) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. M99 is 45200000 light years away from Earth. M99 is best viewed during …

May 2, 2022 · M99 — which lies roughly 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices — is a “grand design” spiral galaxy, so-called because of the well-defined, …

Aug 9, 2023 · This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a detailed view of the spiral arms on one side of the galaxy Messier 99. Messier 99 is a so-called grand …

It became famous as the second galaxy that Lord Rosse observed to have a spiral shape after M51 in 1846. Messier 99 is a standard grand design Spiral galaxy located at about 50 million …

M99 . Messier 99 or M99 (also designated NGC 4254) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 9.9 and its angular diameter is 5.4x4.8 arc …