NGC 4374
E525864
NGC 4374, also known as Messier 84, is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a prominent member of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
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X-ray source ⓘ elliptical galaxy ⓘ radio galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M84
NERFINISHED
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Messier 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 40455 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7494 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.1 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | 6.5 × 5.6 arcminutes ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 53′ 13″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 17 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 55 million light-years ⓘ |
| hasActiveGalacticNucleus | true ⓘ |
| hasDustLanes | yes ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusterSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasLINERNucleus | yes ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | giant elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHole | true ⓘ |
| includedIn | Herschel 400 observing list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearOnSkyTo |
NGC 4388
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4406 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProminentMemberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jetType | relativistic jet ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E1 ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1060 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.003536 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 25m 03.7s ⓘ |
| showsJet | yes ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHoleMass | about 1.5 billion solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.