| M84 |
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| NGC 4374 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Lenticular (S0) Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Virgo | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 11.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 5.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 12h 25.1m - 12 54 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| M84 and M86 are two of the brightest galaxies in the rich region of the Virgo Cluster, separated by only 20'. Both galaxies can be seen in a telescope as hazy patches brightening towards their centers. M84 is a lenticular galaxy, which is a cross between a spiral and an elliptical. When observed with a radio telescope, M84 shows jets emerging from its nucleus. The nucleus may be a 300 million solar mass black hole. | |||||||||||
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