Messier 66
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Summary
Messier 66 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of spiral galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Charles Messier[3], Pierre Méchain[4]
- Instance of: interacting galaxies[5], astronomical radio source[6], sub-millimetric source[7], HI (21cm) source[8], infrared source[9], astrophysical X-ray source[10]
- Constellation: Leo[11]
- Galaxy morphological type: SAB(s)b[12], SABb[13]
- Part of: Leo Triplet[14], Q67623396[15], Q67625444[16]
- Commons category: Messier 66[17]
- Has part(s): SN 1973R[18], SN 1989B[19], SN 1997bs[20], SN 2009hd[21], Q86897837[22]
- Catalog code: M 66[23], 2MASX J11201502+1259286[24], MCG+02-29-019[25], UGC 6346[26], NGC 3627[27], IRAS F11176+1315[28], IRAS 11176+1315[29], PGC 34695[30], AAVSO 1115+13B[31], NVSS J112015+125902[32], APG 16[33], APG 317A[34], MRC 1117+132[35], Z 67-57[36]
- Time of discovery or invention: March 1, 1780[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Messier 66[38]
- Commons gallery: Messier 66[39]
- Redshift: 0.00234[40], 0.00193[41], 0.0024[42], 0.002425[43]
- Apparent magnitude: 9.85[44], 9.65[45], 8.92[46], 6.835[47], 6.146[48], 5.881[49]
- Radial velocity: 728 kilometre per second[50], 696.3 kilometre per second[51], 721 kilometre per second[52], 727 kilometre per second[53], 721.2 kilometre per second[54], 722 kilometre per second[55], 703 kilometre per second[56], 603 kilometre per second[57], 706 kilometre per second[58]
- Distance from Earth: 35,000,000 light-year[59], 11,100,000 parsec[60], 8.32 megaparsec[61], 8.99 megaparsec[62], 8.0 megaparsec[63], 9.04 megaparsec[64], 10.3 megaparsec[65], 8 megaparsec[66], 10.05 megaparsec[67], 9.1 megaparsec[68], 7.34 megaparsec[69]
Why It Matters
Messier 66 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]