Messier 77

Summary

Messier 77 is a barred spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (barred_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 77 is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain^[3].
• Messier 77's image is recorded as Messier 77 spiral galaxy by HST.jpg^[4].
• Messier 77's instance of is recorded as barred spiral galaxy^[5].
• Messier 77's instance of is recorded as Seyfert galaxy^[6].
• Messier 77's instance of is recorded as centimetric radio source^[7].
• Messier 77's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source^[8].
• Messier 77's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[9].
• Messier 77's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[10].
• Messier 77's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[11].
• Messier 77's galaxy morphological type is recorded as (R)SA(rs)b^[12].
• Messier 77's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SAb^[13].
• Messier 77's GND ID is recorded as 4517268-7^[14].
• Messier 77's part of is recorded as Q67622857^[15].
• Messier 77's part of is recorded as Q67624582^[16].
• Messier 77's part of is recorded as Q67793387^[17].
• Messier 77's part of is recorded as Q67797507^[18].
• Messier 77's Commons category is recorded as Messier 77^[19].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as M 77^[20].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as PGC 10266^[21].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02424077-0000478^[22].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-07-083^[23].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1068^[24].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02401-0013^[25].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2188^[26].
• Messier 77's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F02401-0013^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Messier 77 is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain^[3].

Why It Matters

Messier 77 draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (barred_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]