Bright galaxies in the Virgo cluster

Sky field near some of the brighter galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. This image was obtained in April 2000 with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the La Silla Observatory. The large elliptical galaxy at the centre is Messier 84; the elongated image of NGC 4388 (an active spiral galaxy, seen from the side) is in the lower left corner. The field measures 16.9 x 15.7 square arcmin.

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Id:eso0304a
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:16 de Janeiro de 2003
Notícias relacionadas:eso0304
Tamanho:2303 x 2144 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Messier 84, NGC 4388
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular
Constellation:Virgo
Categoria:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):12 24 58.28
Position (Dec):12° 53' 37.32"
Field of view:33.73 x 31.20 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 0.0° à esquerda da vertical