M49
E517948
M49 is a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo and one of the brightest and most massive members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy
ⓘ
giant elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | -22.8 ⓘ |
| angularSize | 9.8′ × 7.4′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.4 ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | May ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M49
ⓘ
Messier 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4472 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 41220 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +08° 00′ 02″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1771-02-19 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~17.1 Mpc
ⓘ
~56 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominatesRegionOf | southern Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| environment | cluster central galaxy ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusterSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasRadioEmission | yes ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHole | yes ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | yes ⓘ |
| includedInCatalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAmongBrightestMembersOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBrightestGalaxyIn | southern Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | ~7×10^10 solar luminosities ⓘ |
| mass | ~10^12 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E2 ⓘ |
| numberOfGlobularClusters | ~6000 ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~997 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0033 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 29m 46.8s ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHoleMass | ~5×10^8 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | de Vaucouleurs law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| xRayEmissionOrigin | hot intracluster gas ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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