Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 49  ·  NGC 4467  ·  NGC 4471  ·  NGC 4472
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M49, John Bozeman
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M49

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Messier 49 (also known as M49 or NGC 4472) is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. 



Two panel mosaic from SDSS DR12 Science Archive Server (SAS)


Data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Color Mapped:

Red - r
Green - g
Blue - g

Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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M49, John Bozeman