Virgo Cluster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virgo_Cluster

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Abell_1060 gptkb:Virgo_I_Cluster
gptkbp:brightestGalaxy	gptkb:Messier_87
gptkbp:containsGalaxy	gptkb:Messier_100 gptkb:Messier_49 gptkb:Messier_58 gptkb:Messier_59 gptkb:Messier_60 gptkb:Messier_61 gptkb:Messier_86 gptkb:Messier_87 gptkb:Messier_99 gptkb:NGC_4388 gptkb:NGC_4438 gptkb:NGC_4526 gptkb:NGC_4535 gptkb:NGC_4548
gptkbp:declination	+12° 43′
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1781
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	53.8 million light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Virgo Cluster
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkbp:mass	1.2×10^15 solar masses
gptkbp:nearestRichCluster	to the Local Group
gptkbp:notableFeature	center of the Local Supercluster contains intracluster medium of hot gas contains many elliptical galaxies contains many spiral galaxies
gptkbp:numberOfRooms	1300–2000
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:redshift	0.0036
gptkbp:rightAscension	12h 27m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:M87*_black_hole
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5