Messier 77
(M77, NGC 1068, Squid Galaxy)
(easily-observed spiral galaxy)
Messier 77 (M77, NGC 1068, or the Squid Galaxy)
is a barred spiral galaxy about 47 million light-years
distant. It is a Seyfert galaxy and an X-ray source.
Its orientation to our line of sight is reasonably far from edge-on,
offering advantages for some kinds of study.
IceCube has received high-energy neutrinos from
the galaxy's direction, and it is considered
a neutrino hotspot.
(galaxy,spiral,Seyfert)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_77
https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-77-cetus-a/
http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m077.html
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=M77
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0034 | 14Mpc | 47.0Mly | | Messier 77 |
|
| Coordinates: | M77
J024240.771-000047.84 |
|
Referenced by pages:
neutrino hotspot
spiral galaxy
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