Messier 74
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Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628) is a Hubble-type SA(s)c? spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic. It has an apparent extent of 10.5' × 9.5' and an apparent magnitude of +9.1 mag. The distance of M 74 is not so precisely known, values around 30 million light-years are mentioned.
Three supernovae have been observed in M74 in the 21st century (SN 2002ap, SN 2003gd, and SN 2013ej).
The galaxy was discovered in September 1780 by Pierre Méchain and reported to Charles Messier for cataloguing.
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UV recording by means of GALEX
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Mid-infrared image taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope
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Image taken in the far infrared (250 µm) by the Herschel Space Telescope
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Image taken with the 81-cm reflecting telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory
