Messier 94 - Wikipedia
WEBMessier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy[7][8]) is a spiral galaxy in the mid- northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, [9] and …
Messier 94 - Science@NASA
WEBM94 is a spiral galaxy located 16 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain, a French astronomer for whom an asteroid was named in 2002. Also cataloged as NGC 4736, the galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 9 and can be spotted through a small telescope.
Messier 94: Cat’s Eye Galaxy
WEBAug 15, 2015 · Messier 94 (M94), also known as Cat’s Eye Galaxy or Croc’s Eye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Cat’s Eye Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.99 and lies at a distance of 16 million light years from Earth.
A Hubble View of Starburst Galaxy Messier 94 - NASA Science
WEBOct 4, 2023 · This image shows the galaxy Messier 94, which lies in the small northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs, about 16 million light-years away. Within the bright ring or starburst ring around Messier 94, new stars are forming at a high rate and many young, bright stars are present within it.
M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (Rich Sornborger) - AstroBin
WEBMessier 94 (M94), also known as Cat’s Eye Galaxy or Croc’s Eye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Cat’s Eye Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.99 and lies at a distance of 16 million light years from Earth.
Galactic Wheels within Wheels - NASA
WEBMay 16, 2013 · Historically, Messier 94 was considered to have two strikingly different rings: a brilliant, compact band encircling the galaxy’s core, and a faint, broad, swath of stars falling outside its main disk.
Messier 94 - the Cat's Eye Galaxy - Universe Today
WEBDec 2, 2019 · One of these objects is the Cat’s Eye Galaxy (aka. the Croc’s Eye Galaxy and Messier 94), a spiral galaxy located about 15 million light-years from Earth in close proximity to the Canes...
Skip to content