M88
E517953
M88 is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virgo Cluster member
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Messier 88
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~7.0′ × 3.7′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | 9.6 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.6 ⓘ |
| belongsToSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | spring ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M88
ⓘ
NGC 4501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +14° 25′ 13″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovererNationality | French ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781-03-18 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~15 Mpc
ⓘ
~50 million light-years ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | rich cluster environment ⓘ |
| galaxyType | unbarred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasDust | yes ⓘ |
| hasGas | yes ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | yes ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HubbleSequenceType | Sb–Sc ⓘ |
| inclinationToLineOfSight | highly inclined ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SA(rs)bc ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
active star formation in spiral arms
ⓘ
dust lanes along spiral arms ⓘ well-defined spiral arms ⓘ |
| nuclearActivityType | LINER ⓘ |
| observableWith | small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
| orientation | nearly edge-on ⓘ |
| partOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSky | near the core of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~2280 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00524 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 31m 59.2s ⓘ |
| spectralType | spiral galaxy spectrum ⓘ |
| starFormation | ongoing ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high ⓘ |
| visibleInHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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