Messier 95
| Messier 95 | |
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M95. Credit: NASA
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 43m 57.7s |
| Declination | +11° 42′ 14″ |
| Redshift | 778 ± 4 km/s |
| Distance | 32.6 ± 1.4 Mly (10.0 ± 0.4 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b |
| Apparent size (V) | 3′.1 × 2′.9 |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3351,UGC 5850,PGC 32007 | |
Messier 95 (also known as M95 or NGC 3351) is a barred spiral galaxy about 38 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. In the Catalogue of Named Galaxies, it is called Calopis Leonis, or the beautiful-eyed galaxy. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier four days later. On 16 March 2012, a supernova was discovered in M95.
The center of the galaxy contains a ring-shaped circumnuclear star-forming region with a diameter of approximately 2000 ly (600 pc).
M95 is one of several galaxies within the M96 Group, a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. The group also includes the Messier objects M96 and M105.
A Type II supernova, designated as SN 2012aw, was discovered in M95 on 16 March 2012.
Coordinates: 
10h 43m 57.7s, +11° 42′ 14″
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