Messier 98, also known as M98 or NGC 4192, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices and a member of the Virgo Cluster, discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781. It lies roughly 44 to 50 million light-years from Earth and is one of only a few Virgo Cluster galaxies showing a blueshift, indicating it is moving toward the Milky Way as it falls through the cluster.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikidata: Messier 98
- Wikidata Q14361, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- wikidata-q14361 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
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Messier 98 (Wikipedia)
Messier 98, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 98, M98 or NGC 4192 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 44.4 million light-years away in slightly northerly Coma Berenices, about 6° to the east of the bright star Denebola (Beta Leonis).
- In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
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