Messier 98

**Messier 98**
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Messier 98.
Constellation:	Coma Berenices
Right ascension:	12^h 13^m 48.3^s^[1]
Declination:	+14° 54′ 01″^[1]
Redshift:	-142 ± 4 km/s^[1]
Distance:	60 Mly^{[citation needed]}
Type:	SAB(s)ab^[1]
Apparent dimensions (V):	9′.8 × 2′.8^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V):	11.0^[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
NGC 4192, UGC 7231, PGC 39028^[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

Messier 98 (also known as M98 or NGC 4192) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.

Virgo Cluster membership

Messier 98 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, which is a large, relatively nearby cluster of galaxies^[2].

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Messier 98. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
^ B. Binggeli, A. Sandage, G. A. Tammann (1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". Astronomical Journal 90: 1681-1759.

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