Messier 99

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Messier 99 or M99, also known as NGC 4254, the Coma Pinwheel Galaxy, or St. Catherine's Wheel, is a grand design spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Coma Berenices approximately 15,000,000 parsecs (49,000,000 light-years) from the Milky Way. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on 17 March 1781.

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