M61
Swelling Spiral Galaxy · NGC 4303
Constellation
Virgo
Shape
Spiral
Magnitude
9.7
Size
6′
Position
12h 22m, +4.5°
Distance
54.4 ± 13.9 million ly
My Sky
Rise, highest and set over your place, for any night: M61
Further info
NASA: Messier 61
NED: M61
SIMBAD: M61
Wikipedia: Messier 61
Sources
Distance: NED-D (Steer 2020)
Magnitude and size: NGC 2000.0 (Sinnott 1988)
