Messier 49 is an elliptical galaxy located about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. This galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on February 16, 1777.

Radius: 80.004 light years

Distance to Earth: 55.9 million light years

Magnitude: 9.4

Stars: 200 billion

Apparent dimension (V): 10.2 × 8.3 moa

Did you know: Messier 49 was the first member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies to be discovered.