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| Angular Size | 6" x 7" |
| Brightness | 8.9 |
| Distance from Earth | 60 million ly |
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Spiral Galaxy M77, located 1° southwest of
delta Ceti, is a faint object visually, but beautiful photographically.
A Seyfert type II galaxy, it is the nearest and brightest of this type.
This galaxy's core is believed to be a black hole of a 100 million solar
masses.
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