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'''Messier 95''' (also known as '''M95''' or '''NGC 3351''') is a ] about 38 million ]s away in the ] ]. In the Catalogue of Named Galaxies, it is called '''Calopis Leonis''', or the ''beautiful-eyed'' galaxy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bodifee|first1=Gerard|title=Catalogue of One Thousand Named Galaxies|url=http://www.bodifee.be/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2_CMG.pdf|accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref> It was discovered by ] in 1781, and catalogued by ] four days later. On 16 March 2012, a ] was discovered in M95. '''Messier 95''' (also known as '''M95''' or '''NGC 3351''') is a ] about 38 million ]s away in the ] ]. It was discovered by ] in 1781, and catalogued by ] four days later. On 16 March 2012, a ] was discovered in M95.


==Nucleus== ==Nucleus==

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"M95" redirects here. For other uses, see M95 (disambiguation).

Messier 95
M95. Credit: NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10 43 57.7
Declination+11° 42′ 14″
Redshift778 ± 4 km/s
Distance32.6 ± 1.4 Mly (10.0 ± 0.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.4
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)b
Apparent size (V)3′.1 × 2′.9
Other designations
NGC 3351, UGC 5850, PGC 32007

Messier 95 (also known as M95 or NGC 3351) is a barred spiral galaxy about 38 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier four days later. On 16 March 2012, a supernova was discovered in M95.

Nucleus

The center of the galaxy contains a ring-shaped circumnuclear star-forming region with a diameter of approximately 2000 ly (600 pc).

Galaxy group information

M95 is one of several galaxies within the M96 Group, a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. The group also includes the Messier objects M96 and M105.

Supernova

A Type II supernova, designated as SN 2012aw, was discovered in M95 on 16 March 2012.

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3351. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  2. Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |displayauthors= ignored (|display-authors= suggested) (help)
  3. L. Colina; M. L. Garcia Vargas; J. M. Mas-Hesse; A. Alberdi; A. Krabbe (1997). "Nuclear Star-forming Structures and the Starburst–Active Galactic Nucleus Connection in Barred Spirals NGC 3351 and NGC 4303". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 484 (1): L41–L45. Bibcode:1997ApJ...484L..41C. doi:10.1086/310766. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |displayauthors= ignored (|display-authors= suggested) (help)
  4. R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
  5. P. Fouque; E. Gourgoulhon; P. Chamaraux; G. Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II – The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F.
  6. A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II – Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  7. G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070.
  8. "Deep Sky Videos". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  9. "Supernova 2012aw: the pictures!". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  10. "List of Recent Supernovae". Retrieved 8 April 2012.

External links


Messier objects
List Painting of Charles Messier, creator of the Messier catalog
See also
New General Catalogue 3000 to 3499
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