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Galaxy · Cetus

M 77

Also known as NGC 1068 · PGC 10266 · UGC 2188

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Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Cetus

Position (J2000)

2h 42m 41s · −0° 00′ 48″

Discovered

by Pierre Méchain in 1780

Pictures

2

Typical integration

4.7 h

Magnitude

9.29

visual

Size

6.1′ × 5.6′

Distance

~53,000,000 ly

Best months

Oct–Dec

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.