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'''NGC 4254'''<ref>Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)</ref><ref>NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)></ref>, also known as '''M 999''' or '''Pin-wheel Nebula''', is a [[galaxy]] located in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]].
'''NGC 4254'''<ref>Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)</ref><ref>NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)></ref>, also known as '''M 99''' or '''Pin-wheel Nebula''', is a [[galaxy]] located in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]].
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NGC 4254[1][2], also known as M 99 or Pin-wheel Nebula, is a galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices.

NGC 4254
Observation data: 2000.0 epoch
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h18.8m
Declination +14o25'
Type Galaxy
Apparent dimensions 5.4
Apparent magnitude 9.8
Other designations M 99, Pin-wheel Nebula

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References

  1. Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)
  2. NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)>