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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M88
NGC/IC Number	NGC 4501
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right Ascension	12h 31m 59s
Declination	+14° 25' 13"
Distance	c.61,300,000 light years c.18,800,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.4 Absolute: -21.0
Diameter	Apparent: 6.9' Actual: c.125,000 light years
Hubble Type	Sbc Spiral
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	A Seyfert Galaxy near the heart of the Virgo Cluster, with regularly-spaced spiral arms extending from its core in a relatively loose pattern.

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