Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  M 77  ·  NGC 1068
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Messier 77, Barred Spiral Galaxy in Cetus, José Joaquín Pérez
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Messier 77, Barred Spiral Galaxy in Cetus

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Messier 77, Barred Spiral Galaxy in Cetus

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Messier 77 or M77, also known as NGC 1068, is a barred spiral galaxy about 47 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. Messier 77 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780, who originally described it as a nebula. Méchain then communicated his discovery to Charles Messier, who subsequently listed the object in his catalog. Both Messier and William Herschel described this galaxy as a star cluster. Today, however, the object is known to be a galaxy. (Wikipedia)

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Messier 77, Barred Spiral Galaxy in Cetus, José Joaquín Pérez