Description
Overview:
Messier Object M74 is a Galaxy discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780.
It has an angular size of 10.2 x 9.5 arc minutes.
Location:
M74 is located inside the constellation Pisces at RA
01 36.7 and Declination 15 47.
It is 35,000 light years from the planet Earth which makes it the 83rd furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
Compared to other objects from the Messier catalog, M74 is a relatively dim deep space object
with a visual magnitude of 9.4.
