Messier 96

Messier 96
M96 imaged by DECam on the Víctor M. Blanco Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10h 46m 45.6847s
Declination+11° 49′ 12.003″
Redshift0.002962±0.000002
Heliocentric radial velocity888±1 km/s
Distance31 ± 3 Mly (9.6 ± 1.0 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)9.2
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)ab
Size~78,000 ly (23.93 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)7.6′ × 5.2′
Other designations
IRAS 10441+1205, NGC 3368, UGC 5882, MCG +02-28-006, PGC 32192, CGCG 066-013

Messier 96 (also known as M96 or NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.

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