M84
E519109
M84 is a massive lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as one of the bright members of the Virgo Cluster and a target in the Messier catalog.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster member ⓘ lenticular galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 5.0′ × 4.1′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.1 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
M84
ⓘ
Messier 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4374 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 40455 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7494 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 53′ 13″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 18.5 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 60 million light-years ⓘ |
| dustContent | low ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | cluster core region ⓘ |
| galaxyClusterMembership | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| gasContent | low in cold gas ⓘ |
| hasActiveGalacticNucleus | low-luminosity AGN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJet | yes ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHole | yes ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyFor | radio source 3C 272.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTo | old stellar population ⓘ |
| jetOrigin | central supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| locatedInCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | S0 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bright member of the Virgo Cluster
ⓘ
target in the Messier catalog ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Markarian’s Chain region of Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1060 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00354 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 25m 03.7s ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | low ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHoleMass | about 1.5 billion solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | typical of lenticular galaxies ⓘ |
| visibleIn | small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.