galaxy77Messier 77 (M77), also known as NGC 1068 or the Squid Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus.It is about 47 million lht-years (14 Mpc) away from Earth, andMessier 77 is a large and luminous Seyfert-II active galaxy that produces great images and can be found and observed through a small- to medium-aperture telescope.