🔭 M74 — Phantom Galaxy

Galaxy in Pisces

M74, Phantom Galaxy is a galaxy in the constellation Pisces, with an apparent magnitude of about 9.4, roughly 30,000 thousand light-years away.

Data

Catalogue designation	M74
Common name	Phantom Galaxy
Object type	Galaxy
Constellation	Pisces
NGC / IC	NGC 628
Apparent magnitude	9.4
Distance (approx.)	30,000 thousand light-years

What a galaxy is

A vast, gravitationally-bound system of stars, gas and dust — from small irregular collections to giant spirals containing a trillion suns. Most Messier galaxies are island universes far beyond the Milky Way.

Data: Messier catalogue & IAU constellations, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.