| M49 |
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| NGC 4472 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Elliptical Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Virgo | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 10.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 9.0' x 7.5' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 12h 29.8m - 8 1 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| A bright elliptical galaxy located near the center of the Virgo cluster. Best seen in a telescope, this galaxy presents a bright core surrounded by a fainter diffuse halo. This elliptical is distinctly non-circular. A very faint 12.5 magnitude star can be seen in the east and adds to the aesthetic view. M49 is encircled by a layer of extremely hot gas. This gas is at a temperature of 10 million °C and emits a large amount of X-ray radiation. | |||||||||||
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