Messier 90
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V)
| +9.4
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V)
| 9.5' × 4.7'
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! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation
| Virgo
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! colspan="2" style="background-color: #30D5C8; text-align: center;" | Physical characteristics
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! style="text-align:left;" | Radius
| ?
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! style="text-align:left;" | Absolute magnitude (V)
| 13.3
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! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Other designations
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|} Messier 90 (M90 for short, also known as NGC 4569) is a spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. Messier 90 is a member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies. Unlike most galaxies, the light from Messier 90 is blueshifted, indicating that it is moving towards us. Messier 90 has a satellite galaxy (IC 3583) which is an irregular galaxy. See alsoExternal links
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