Messier 61 (also known as M61, NGC 4303, or the Swelling Spiral Galaxy) is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It was first discovered by Barnaba Oriani …

2024年1月29日 · NGC 4303 is 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. Learn more about what can be seen in this vast collection of Webb images here. [Image description: …

2024年1月29日 · Webb’s image of NGC 4303 shows a portion of the face-on barred spiral galaxy anchored by its central region, which is located at far right, midway down. It is shaped like a …

2013年6月17日 · The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this image of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303. The galaxy, located only 55 million light …

3 天之前 · Taken using the High Resolution Channel of Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, the central part of the galaxy is shown in striking detail. Also known as NGC 4303, this galaxy …

M61 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. Visible in M61 are a host of features common to spiral galaxies: bright spiral arms, a central bar, dust lanes, and …

2009年5月2日 · Spiral Galaxies NGC 4303A ( aka NGC 4301 ) and NGC 4292: Two Spiral Galaxies (in addition to M-61) appear in the Kopernik image above. They are both probable …

Messier 61 is a Seyfert 2 Galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo in the equatorial region. Messier 61's distance from Earth is 47,693,847.11 light years. Messier 61 is also known as …

2019年8月28日 · A mere 55 million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies, M61 is also known as NGC 4303. It’s considered to be an example of a barred spiral galaxy similar to our …

The galaxy NGC 4303 (M61) belongs to the Hubble class SAB(rs)bc. Its disk is inclined by 26° with respect to the sky plane. This galaxy has a distance median value of 12.3 Mpc. The bright …