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Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces

author: R.Gendler/Novapix

reference: a-gax06-28005

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 21 cm

M74 (NGC 628) is located roughly 30 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Pisces, the Fish. It is the dominant member of a small group of about half a dozen galaxies, the M74 galaxy group. In its entirety, it is estimated that M74 is home to about 100 billion stars, making it slightly smaller than our Milky Way.

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2006 - ASTRONOMY - GALAXY - M74 - NGC 628 - PISCES - Sc - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -