| Object Data |
| Description |
M100 has the shape of a barred spiral, but it
is lacking any hint of a central bar. The arms are well wound up
and it has an especially brilliant core. |
| Constellation |
Virgo, the Virgin. |
| Right Ascension |
12h 23m 8s |
| Declination |
+15° 47' 55" |
| Magnitude |
10.1 |
| Angular size |
7.6 x 6.1 arcminutes |
| Distance |
17.4 megaparsecs (56 million light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
1579 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/5.0 (1775mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Celestron 5" SCT @ f/7.5 (950mm) |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
780 x 580 @ 1.0 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Twenty four exposures of one minute each.
Aligned, stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
March 18, 2004 |
| Location |
Mid Florida Star Gaze at Kye's Star Farm in Venus,
Florida. |
