M85

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M85
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:NGC_4382
gptkb:PGC_40515
UGC 7508
gptkbp:angularSize 7.1 × 5.5 arcmin
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.1
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Principal_Galaxies_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Coma_Berenices
gptkbp:declination +18° 11′ 27″
gptkbp:diameter 125,000 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1781
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 60 million light-years
gptkbp:galaxyType gptkb:galaxy
S0
gptkbp:groupCluster gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:hasCompanion M85A
NGC 4394
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M85
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:mass ~200 billion solar masses
gptkbp:numberOfMessierObjects 85
gptkbp:radialVelocity 728 km/s
gptkbp:redshift 0.002425
gptkbp:rightAscension 12h 25m 24.0s
gptkbp:supernovaeObserved gptkb:SN_1960R
gptkb:SN_2020nlb
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messier_marathon
gptkb:Schloßstraße
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_autocannon
gptkb:Isobe_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7