Messier 94, also known as M94, the Cat's Eye Galaxy, the Croc's Eye Galaxy or NGC 4736, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781. It lies roughly 16 million light-years from Earth and is known for a bright, tightly wound inner ring where intense star formation is taking place, encircled by a fainter, more diffuse outer disk.
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Constellation Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Wikidata: Messier 94
Messier 94 (Wikipedia)
Messier 94, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici.
Messier 94, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici.
- In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: (R)SA(r)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
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