M89
E517951
M89 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as one of the bright members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 5.1′ × 4.7′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.8 ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring months from northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M89
ⓘ
Messier 89 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4552 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 41968 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7760 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterEnvironment | rich cluster environment of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 33′ 23″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 15 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 50 million light-years ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galaxyType | elliptical ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Messier 89
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4552 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 41968 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7760 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexB−V | about +0.9 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dust features near the center
ⓘ
extended outer envelope ⓘ low surface brightness outer regions ⓘ nearly circular appearance ⓘ shells and plumes in outer halo ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | predominantly old stars ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
bright galaxies of the Virgo Cluster
ⓘ
elliptical galaxies in Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| isTargetFor | amateur astronomers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo constellation region of the sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E0 ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about 340 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0011 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 35m 39.8s ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | typical of elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| suspectedToHave |
active galactic nucleus
ⓘ
supermassive black hole at its center ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.