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Messier 95 (also M95, NGC 3351, MCG 2-28-1, UGC 5850 and PGC 32007) is a magnitude +11.4 barred spiral galaxy located 32.6 ±1.4 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
M95 is one of several galaxies within the M96 Group, a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo.

The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain using using a 15.24 cm (6 inch) speculum newtonian reflector on the 20th March 1781.

Right Ascension 10h 43m 57.7s, Declination +11° 42' 14"

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Messier 95 (also known as M95 or NGC 3351) is a barred spiral galaxy about 38 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier four days later. On 16 March 2012, a supernova was discovered in M95.
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Date: 23:10 UT, 22nd May, 2012



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