NGC 4406
E525882
NGC 4406, also known as Messier 86, is a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo and one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −22 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M86
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 9.1′ × 5.8′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.9 ⓘ |
| belongsToSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | April ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M86
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4406 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 56′ 44″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~16 Mpc
ⓘ
~52 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| environment | cluster core ⓘ |
| hasDustFeatures | weak ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusterSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasHotGasHalo | true ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | very low ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E3/S0 ⓘ |
| nearSkyNeighbor |
Messier 84
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4388 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4438 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
giant elliptical galaxy
ⓘ
prominent member of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Virgo Cluster core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | −244 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00079 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 26m 12s ⓘ |
| showsRamPressureStripping | true ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high ⓘ |
| visibleInHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.