Messier 74

Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628) is a spiral galaxy with the apparent size 10.5 ' x 9.5 ' and the apparent magnitude of 9.1 mag in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered in September 1780 by Pierre Méchain and reported to Charles Messier to catalog. In M74 three supernovae have been observed in the 21st century (SN 2002ap, SN and SN 2003gd 2013ej ).

Recording in the mid-infrared by the Spitzer Space Telescope

Absorption in the far infrared (250 microns ) by the Herschel space telescope

Pisces (constellation) Declination Radial velocity Light-year Messier object New General Catalogue Uppsala General Catalogue Catalogue of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies IRAS Herschel Space Observatory Messier 75 List of NGC objects NGC 613 NGC 634
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