Alternate Names

NGC 1068

Type

Supermassive

Location

in the constellation Cetus

Finder Chart

Distance

50 million to 60 million light-years (15-18 megaparsecs)

Mass

15 million times the mass of the Sun

Size

Slightly smaller than Mercury's orbit around the Sun

Discovery Methods

• Measuring the motions of gas

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A beautiful image of M77 reveals the "bar"� of stars that stretches across its core. [NOAO/AURA/NSF]

This document was last modified: February 1, 2006.