noirlab_noao-m91haynes February 24th, 2014
Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Thomas and Gail Haynes/Adam Block
M91 is one of four barred spiral galaxies in the Messier catalogue. (M109, M95 and M58 are the others). M91 is located 52 million light years away in the Virgo Cluster of the galaxies. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m91haynes/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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