Spiral Galaxy · M90

M90 — NGC 4569

M90 is a large spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster with one of the most striking peculiarities in the Messier catalogue: it is one of the very few galaxies showing a blueshift — it is approaching us at about 325 km/s, falling toward the Virg

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