Messier 90, also known as M90 or NGC 4569, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo and a member of the Virgo Cluster, discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. It lies roughly 58.7 million light-years from Earth and is one of the few galaxies in the Virgo Cluster showing a blueshift rather than a redshift, indicating it is moving toward the Milky Way, likely as a result of its own high-velocity orbit through the cluster.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Wikidata: Messier 90
Messier 90 (Wikipedia)
Messier 90, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 90 (also known as M90, NGC 4569 or as the Carabin Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure about 60 million light-years away[a] in the constellation Virgo.
Messier 90, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 90 (also known as M90, NGC 4569 or as the Carabin Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure about 60 million light-years away[a] in the constellation Virgo.
- In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
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