Messier 86

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messier_86
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:PGC_40653
gptkb:UGC_7532
gptkb:VCC_881
gptkb:M86
gptkbp:angularSize 8.9 × 5.8 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 8.9
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Virgo
gptkbp:contains many globular clusters
gptkbp:declination +12° 56′ 44″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1781
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 52 million light-years
gptkbp:groupCluster gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:hasDustLanes yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 86
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:luminosity 12.7 mag/arcmin²
gptkbp:morphologicalType S0/E3
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Messier_84
gptkb:NGC_4388
gptkb:NGC_4438
gptkbp:NGCNumber gptkb:NGC_4406
gptkbp:notableFeature one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster
moving towards the Milky Way
gptkbp:radialVelocity -244 km/s
gptkbp:redshift -0.000810
gptkbp:rightAscension 12h 26m 12.2s
gptkbp:supernovaeObserved no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6