M88 · galaxy
Messier 88
Messier 88 is a spiral galaxy about 50 to 60 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices.
RA12h 31m 59sDec+14° 25' 12"
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Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M88
- All designations
- M88 · NGC 4501
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 12h 31m 59s
- Declination (J2000)
- +14° 25' 12"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.007619
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 88 is a spiral galaxy about 50 to 60 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used