This image of M61 is a single 10 minute exposure taken on May 15th, 1998 with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and the new AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
12:21.9
DEC (2000)
+04:28
Magnitude
9.7
Size
6.0 x 5.5 arc min
Constellation
Virgo
Other Name
NGC 4303
Distance
~ 41 million Light Years
Object Type
Sc I Galaxy
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