Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3442  ·  IC 3453  ·  IC 3476  ·  IC 3478  ·  M 88  ·  NGC 4474  ·  NGC 4501  ·  NGC 4516
M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped], Keith Rawlings
M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped]
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M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped]

M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped], Keith Rawlings
M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped]
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M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped]

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M88 is a spiral galaxy about 50 to 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is one of the 15 Messier objects that belong to the nearby Virgo Cluster of galaxies.

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M88 (NGC 4501) [Cropped], Keith Rawlings