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The Virgo Cluster
Image of the Virgo cluster of galaxies taken with the Palomar Observatory 48-inch Schmidt telescope as part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 is seen in the centre, while Messier 84 and 86 are the two bright galaxies forming part of the small group on the centre right of the image. New observations obtained with ESO’s Very Large Telescope have shown that the halo of stars around Messier 87 has been truncated, possibly because of some interaction with Messier 84. The observations also reveal that Messier 87 and 86 are moving towards each other.
Crédit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0919c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 20 mai 2009 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0919 |
| Taille: | 15205 x 15139 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Virgo Cluster |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 55 million années lumière |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Catégorie: | Galaxy Clusters |
Image Formats
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 26 32.06 |
| Position (Dec): | 12° 43' 23.87" |
| Field of view: | 382.11 x 380.32 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° left of vertical |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Visible B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrarouge I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |