NGC 4382
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NGC 4382 is a large lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virgo Cluster member
ⓘ
extragalactic object ⓘ lenticular galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M85
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 40515 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7508 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~7.1 arcmin ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeB | ~9.9 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~9.1 ⓘ |
| catalog |
New General Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | yellowish ⓘ |
| constellation | Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +18° 11′ 27″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~18.5 Mpc
ⓘ
~60 million light-years ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | cluster environment ⓘ |
| galaxyType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| groupOrCluster | Virgo Cluster outskirts ⓘ |
| hasCompanionGalaxy | NGC 4394 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusterSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHole | yes ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interaction | gravitational interaction suspected with NGC 4394 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virgo Supercluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local universe ⓘ |
| messierNumber | M85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType |
S0
ⓘ
lenticular ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bright central bulge
ⓘ
smooth stellar envelope ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orientation | nearly face-on ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~729 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.00243 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 25m 24s ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the northern part of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | low ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | dominated by older stars ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHoleMass | on the order of 10^8 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | typical of early-type galaxies ⓘ |
| visibility | observable with small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
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