M60
E517949
M60 is a massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as one of the brightest and largest members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −22 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Messier 60
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4649 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 42831 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7898 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 7.4 × 6.0 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.8 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +11° 33′ 10″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Johann Gottfried Koehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1779 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 17 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 55 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantColor | yellowish ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| formsInteractingPairWith | NGC 4647 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| groupMemberOf | M60 group ⓘ |
| hasCompanionGalaxy | NGC 4647 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | cluster environment with many nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
X-ray emitting hot gas halo
ⓘ
extended stellar halo ⓘ |
| hasLow | current star formation rate ⓘ |
| hosts | supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| isIncludedInCatalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster
ⓘ
largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo constellation region of the sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^12 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E2 ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about 1110 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0037 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 43m 40s ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the Virgo Cluster core ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHoleMass | about 4.5 billion solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high central surface brightness ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.