Description
Overview:
Messier Object M77 is a Galaxy which was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780.
It has an angular size of 7 x 6 arc minutes.
Location:
M77 is located within the borders of the constellation Cetus at Right Ascension
02 42.7 and Declination -00 01.
It is 60,000 light years from the planet Earth making it the 94th furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
In relation to the other objects from the Messier catalog, M77 is a relatively dim deep sky object
with a visual magnitude of 8.9.
