Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 783  ·  M 100  ·  NGC 4312  ·  NGC 4321  ·  NGC 4322  ·  NGC 4323  ·  NGC 4328
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M100 Galaxy, Jason Coon
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M100 Galaxy

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M100 Galaxy

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M100 grand design spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. It is unusual in that it is part of a larger cluster of galaxies and yet still retains it's well structured spiral arms. Normally the gravitational interactions in galaxy clusters tend to tug at spiral arms and break up their structure.

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M100 Galaxy, Jason Coon