m98Messier 98, M98 or NGC 4192, is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 44.4 million lht-years away in slhtly northerly Coma Berenices, about 6° to the east of the brht star Denebola (Beta Leonis). It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain on 1781, along with nearby M99 and M100, and was catalogued by compatriot Charles Messier 29 days later in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses & d…Messier 98 (M98) is a faint and elongated galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. It has a low surface brhtness, a dusty disk, a star forming nucleus and a history of