M94

M94 (Messier 94, NGC 4736, or the Cat's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy that's one of the Council of Giants (12 sizable galaxies near the Local Group). It is also classified as a LINER. Characteristics:

• Canes Venatici - constellation.
• 12h50m53.1s - right ascension.
• +41deg07m14s - declination.
• 16.0 million ly - distance.
• (R)SA(r)ab - galaxy type.
• 11 arcmin - apparent dimension (angular diameter).