M61 is one of the larger members of the Virgo Cluster at a distance of 60 Mly from earth.
Six supernovae have been observed in this galaxy:
- SN 2008in
- SN 2006ov
- SN 1999gn
- SN 1964F
- SN 1961I
- SN 1926A
Apparent dimension : 6.5 × 5.8 moa
Apparent magnitude : 10.18
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