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Proper Names	Squid Galaxy, Cetus A
Messier Number	M77
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1068
Constellation	Cetus
Right Ascension	2h 42m 41s
Declination	-0° 0' 48"
Distance	c.41,300,000 light years c.12,700,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.9 Absolute: -21.6
Diameter	Apparent: 7.1' Actual: c.175,000 light years
Hubble Type	Sb Spiral
Optimum Visibility	November
Notes	The brightest Seyfert Galaxy in the sky, the Squid Galaxy or Cetus A has an intensely active core emanating energy across the electromagnetic spectrum. This energetic nature is due to the presence of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy's core. This is an extremely large galaxy, extending out to a diameter some 170,000 light years.

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