Virgo Cluster
(nearby large galaxy cluster)
The Virgo Cluster is a nearby large galaxy cluster
at the heart of the Virgo Supercluster.
It includes a number of galaxies known for a long time,
such as M84, M87, and M100 in the Messier Catalog.
It comprises 1300 to 2000 member galaxies.
The Milky Way is not within it but rather in the
Local Group, a group of galaxies smaller
than what is generally termed a galaxy cluster.
(galaxy cluster)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_Cluster
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/v/Virgo+Cluster
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Virgo+Cluster
http://www.messier.seds.org/more/virgo.html
https://www.messier-objects.com/virgo-cluster/
http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/ESSAYS/Binggeli/binggeli.html
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0039 | 16.5Mpc | 53.8Mly | | Virgo Cluster |
|
| Coordinates: | Virgo Cluster
J1227+1243 |
|
Referenced by pages:
astronomical quantities
galaxy cluster (CL)
Local Group (LG)
M87
Virgo
Virgo Cluster Catalog (VCC)
Virgo Supercluster
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