Messier 88
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| Galaxy | List of galaxies |
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V)
| +9.6
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V)
| 6.9' × 3.9'
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! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation
| Coma Berenices
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! colspan="2" style="background-color: #30D5C8; text-align: center;" | Physical characteristics
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! style="text-align:left;" | Radius
| 65,000 ly
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! style="text-align:left;" | Absolute magnitude (V)
| 12.8
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! style="text-align:left;" | Notable features
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! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Other designations
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|} Messier 88 (also known as NGC 4501 or M88 for short) is a spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, yet it's in the Virgo cluster. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. See alsoExternal links
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