M90 · galaxy
Messier 90
Messier 90 is an intermediate spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure about 60 million light-years away[a] in the constellation Virgo.
RA12h 36m 49sDec+13° 09' 46"
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Palomar. Source: JPL via images.nasa.gov.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M90
- All designations
- M90 · NGC 4569
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 12h 36m 49s
- Declination (J2000)
- +13° 09' 46"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- -0.000784
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 90 is an intermediate spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure about 60 million light-years away[a] in the constellation Virgo. 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