M90
E517952
M90 is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | approximately 9.5 × 4.4 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV |
9.5
ⓘ
9.6 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | May ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M90
ⓘ
Messier 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4569 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 42089 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7772 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterEnvironment | rich cluster environment ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +13° 09′ 46″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 17.8 megaparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 58 million light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | unbarred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Messier 90
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4569 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 42089 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7772 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
central bulge
ⓘ
spiral arms ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo constellation region of the sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SA(rs)ab ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
exhibits blueshift relative to the Milky Way
ⓘ
one of the brightest spiral galaxies in the Virgo Cluster ⓘ shows evidence of gas stripping ⓘ star formation is partially suppressed ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | approximately −235 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately −0.00079 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 36m 49s ⓘ |
| visibleInHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.