M90

spiral galaxy · Virgo Cluster

57.1 million light-years from Earth

One of the few galaxies coming toward us. The cluster's hot gas has stripped away more than nine tenths of its hydrogen, so its outer arms are smooth and make no new stars, and tails of glowing gas reach up to 260,000 light-years from it.

• about 57 million light-years · about 151,000 light-years across
• coming toward us at 235 km/s

kind

galaxy

catalogue

M90 · NGC 4569

size

151,000 light-years across