Object: Galaxy MESSIER 99 Constell: COM RA: 12h 18.5m Decl: +14° 26' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 10.2m (v) Size: 5'x4.7' Type: Sc Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Jyväskylä, Finland Date/Time: 22./23.3.1993, 23.05 Telescope: R 150/2063 Magn: 83x Filter: Field: 30' NE Lim.mag: 5.3m Background sky: 3-4 Seeing: 3 Weather: Brightness: 3 Alt: Description: A quite big galaxy, size 4-5'. Broadly brighter center with no core or nucleus. Round. The brighter central 2' is maybe somewhat elongated NE-SW. No hint of spiral structure.