Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  M 91  ·  NGC 4548
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M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices., Rich Sornborger
M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices.
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M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices.

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M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices., Rich Sornborger
M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices.
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M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices.

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According to a NASA blog post, M91 is one of over a thousand galaxies that make up the Virgo cluster — a group of galaxies that are gravitationally bound to one another. The post also reveals M91 to be an anemic galaxy, meaning that it has a lower rate of star formation compared to other spiral galaxies.

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M91 (NGC 4548), an 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices., Rich Sornborger

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