Celestial Objects

Messier 49

Galaxies

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Messier 49." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-49.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Messier 49. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-49

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-messier-49,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Messier 49},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-49},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

Messier 49 is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier in 1777.

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