Messier 85
Encyclopedia : M : ME : MES : Messier 85
| Galaxy | List of galaxies |
|---|---|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V)
| +9.1
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V)
| 7.1 × 5.2 arcmins
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation
| Coma Berenices
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #30D5C8; text-align: center;" | Physical characteristics
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Radius
| 62,500 light years
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Absolute magnitude (V)
| -
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Notable features
| }
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Other designations
|-
| colspan="2" |
|} The Lenticular Galaxy M85 (also known as Messier Object 85, Messier 85, M85, or NGC 4382) is a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. It is the northmost outlier of the Virgo cluster discovered as of 2004. The type I supernova, 1960R was discovered in M85 on Dec 20, 1960 and reached an apparent magnitude of 11.7. External link
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. | |