Messier 77 Location (IMAGE)

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Messier 77 Location

Caption

This is a star chart showing the location of NGC 1068 (also known as Messier 77), a spiral galaxy approximately 47 million light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Cetus.

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IAU; Sky & Telescope magazine; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello

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