Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  M 77  ·  NGC 1068
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M 77, NGC 1068 Cetus A Galaxy, rdhand
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M 77, NGC 1068 Cetus A Galaxy

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M 77, NGC 1068 Cetus A Galaxy

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M 77, NGC 1068 Cetus A Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy 47 million light-years distant.  It is face-on from our perspective.  It is one of the largest galaxies in the Messier catalog at 170,000 light-years in diameter.

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M 77, NGC 1068 Cetus A Galaxy, rdhand

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