Messier 85

Messier 85 (also known as NGC 4382 ) is a 9.10 like bright galaxy with a surface area of 7.1 '× 5.5 ' in the constellation Coma Berenices.

The lenticular (Hubble type S0) galaxy M 85 is the northernmost galaxy of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. The barred spiral galaxy NGC 4394 with a brightness of 11.2 like, which is found at a distance of 8 arc minutes, a real companion of M85 appears to be because both galaxies have the same redshift to a radial velocity of about 700 km / s suggests.

Discovery

The galaxy Messier 85 was discovered on March 4, 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain.

Supernovae

  • On December 20, 1960 the supernova SN 1960R was discovered type Ia in Messier 85.
Declination Light-year Messier object New General Catalogue Uppsala General Catalogue Catalogue of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies Minute of arc Messier 86 List of NGC objects NGC 4372 NGC 4395
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