Messier 95

Messier 95 (also known as NGC 3351 ) is a 9.8 like bright barred spiral with a surface area of 7.6 '× 4.5 ' in the constellation Leo. The galaxy belongs to the group of galaxies Messier 96 (also known as Leo - I group ) to. Messier 95 was discovered on 20 March 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain. 2012 could 2012aw observe the supernova SN in M95 with a brightness of 13mag

Messier 95 taken in March 2012 by an amateur astronomer from Austria.