M77 = NGC1068 ( 2h 42.7m -0°01´, 8.8 mag. )
This Seyfert galaxy in Cetus was found by Mechain in 1780 and Messier observed it on December 17, 1780. M77 is located 47 million ly away and its outer regions measure 100,000 ly across.
M77 (spiral galaxy)
The Story of Perseus
Take a look at the story of how Perseus slew Medusa, the mother of Pegasus, and rescued Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from the sea monster Cetus.
M77 (NGC 1068) is a small spiral galaxy seen face on, one of the so-called Seyfert gallaxies, which means it has a radio source - a feeble example of a quasar.
M77 is about 50 million light years away, and is found one degree SE of delta Ceti.
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Chandra observed M77, which is about 50 million light years away, for five days with its High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer.
The constellation Cetus is the location of a beautiful spiral galaxy known as M77. This is one of the largest galaxies in the Messier catalog.
 See also: Sky, Cetus, Galaxy, Star, Perseus
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