M98

spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on · Virgo Cluster · in Coma Berenices

53.2 million light-years from Earth

A large spiral seen nearly edge-on, laced with dust. It is coming toward us at 142 km/s while the cluster as a whole moves away at about 1,100 km/s, so it is moving through the cluster toward us at more than 1,000 km/s.

• about 53 million light-years · about 170,000 light-years across
• coming toward us at 142 km/s

kind

galaxy

catalogue

M98 · NGC 4192

size

170,000 light-years across