NGC 4649
E525422
NGC 4649, also known as Messier 60, is a massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo notable for its bright central region and supermassive black hole.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster member ⓘ elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M60
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 42831 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7898 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 7.4 × 6.0 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.8 ⓘ |
| centralRegion | bright ⓘ |
| colorIndex | red ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | significant ⓘ |
| declination | +11° 33′ 10″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Johann Gottfried Koehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1779 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 16.5 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 54 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| environment | cluster elliptical ⓘ |
| galaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gasContent | poor in cold gas ⓘ |
| groupMembership | M60 group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanionGalaxy | NGC 4647 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusterSystem | rich ⓘ |
| hasNuclearActivity | low-level ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHoleMass | about 4.5 billion solar masses ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | yes ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyOf | supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| HubbleType | E2 ⓘ |
| includedInCatalogue |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactionTypeWithNGC 4647 | weak gravitational interaction ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^12 solar masses ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E2 ⓘ |
| numberOfGlobularClusters | several thousand ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| orientation | nearly round on the sky ⓘ |
| positionInSky | near the eastern part of Virgo ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1117 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.003726 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 43m 40s ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | very low ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high central surface brightness ⓘ |
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