| M86 |
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| NGC 4406 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Lenticular (S0) Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Virgo | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 11.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 7.5' x 5.5' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 12h 26.3m - 12 57 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| M84 and M86 are two of the brightest galaxies in the rich region of the Virgo Cluster, separated by only 20'. Both galaxies can be seen in a telescope as hazy patches brightening towards their centers. M86 is a lenticular galaxy, which is a cross between a spiral and an elliptical. M86 is moving toward us at the rate of 400 km/s, faster than any other Messier object. | |||||||||||
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