Messier 100 - Wikipedia
Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321 or the Mirror Galaxy) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices. [5] It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster and is approximately 55 million light-years [ 3 ] from our galaxy , its diameter being 107,000 light years ...
Messier 100 - Science@NASA
Wendy L. Freedman, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and NASA. The galaxy was discovered in 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, Charles Messier’s fellow comet hunter who discovered eight comets in his lifetime. M100 is located 56 million light-years away from Earth and appears dim in the night sky.
Messier 100 - Messier Objects
2015年8月28日 · Messier 100 (M100) is a grand design spiral galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster, in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy lies at an approximate distance of 55 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.1. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 4321. M100 occupies an area of… Read More »Messier 100
Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy | NASA Jet Propulsion ...
2012年8月15日 · Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy. The galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The arcing spiral arms of dust and gas that harbor star-forming regions glow vividly when seen in the infrared. M100 is a classic example of a grand design spiral galaxy, with prominent and well ...
Messier 100 - Universe Today
2010年1月5日 · History: Messier 100 was originally discovered by Pierre Mechain on March 15, 1781.It was later confirmed and cataloged by Charles Messier on April 13, 1781 who wrote in his notes: “Nebula ...
The Spiral Galaxy M 100 - ESA/Hubble
1994年10月26日 · An image of the grand design spiral galaxy Messier 100 obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope resolves individual stars within the majestic spiral arms. Messier 100 (100th object in the Messier catalog of non-stellar objects) is a face-on spiral galaxy. It is a rotating system of gas and stars, similar to our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Hubble routinely …
Messier 100 (The Mirror of M99) - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy ...
Messier 100 is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. Messier 100 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its visual magnitude of 9.35, Messier 100 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60-70mm aperture or ...