Messier 86
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| +8.9
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V)
| 7.5 × 5.5 arcmins
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! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation
| Virgo constellation
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| -
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|} M86 (also known as Messier Object 86, Messier 86 or NGC 4406) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M86 lies in the heart of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and forms a most conspicuous group with another giant, Lenticular Galaxy M84. It displays the highest blue shift of all Messier objects, as it is approaching the Milky Way at 419 km/s.
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