M86
E517947
M86 is a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo and one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
elliptical galaxy ⓘ giant elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 9.5 × 5.8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.9 ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M86
ⓘ
Messier 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4406 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 40653 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterSubstructure | Virgo Cluster subcluster B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 56′ 44″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~16 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~52 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation | old, red stars ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster environment ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +74.5° (approx) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 283.8° (approx) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
X-ray emitting hot gas
ⓘ
extended stellar halo ⓘ ram-pressure stripped gas tail ⓘ rich system of globular clusters ⓘ |
| hasHalo | dark matter halo ⓘ |
| hasInteraction | gravitational interactions with other Virgo Cluster galaxies ⓘ |
| hasLow | current star formation rate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo Cluster core region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E3/S0 ⓘ |
| nearSkyNeighbor |
M84
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4388 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4438 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Markarian’s Chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −244 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | −0.000804 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 26m 12s ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high for a galaxy ⓘ |
| visibleWith | small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.