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Messier 105

Also M105 · NGC 3379

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An elliptical galaxy in the Leo I group.

Measured

Distance
36.6 million light-years
Size
about 54,000 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Leo
Position (J2000)
RA 10h 47m 50s, Dec +12.58°

How far, from the Sun

36.6 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light36.6 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed650 billion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h395 trillion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It is a standard example of an ordinary elliptical galaxy, used as a reference for measuring others.
  • It is moving away from us at about 910 km/s (NASA/IPAC NED).

Where this comes from

  • Cosmicflows-3, Tully, Courtois & Sorce 2016, AJ 152, 50 (11.22 Mpc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.