Messier Index/M86

Messier 86 S0(3)/E3NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Results for NGC 4406 http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ 2006-11-14 w:J2000 12 26 11.7 +12 56 46 52 ± 3 Mly (15.9 ± 1.0 Mpc)Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations Astrophysical Journal February 2003 583 2 712–726 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ApJ...583..712J 10.1086/345430 -0.000814 +/- 0.000017 (-244 ± 5 km/s) 9.8 8′.9 × 5′.8 Virgo displays a rare w:blue shift NGC 4406, UGC 7532, PGC 40653, VCC 0881 Messier 86 (also known as M86 or NGC 4406) is a w:lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by w:Charles Messier in w:1781. M86 lies in the heart of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and forms a most conspicuous group with another giant, w:Lenticular Galaxy M84. It displays the highest w:blue shift of all Messier objects, as it is approaching the w:Milky Way at 244 km/s. This is thought to be due to its falling towards the center of the Virgo cluster, which brings it closer to us.Jacoby, G. H.; Kenney, J. D. P.; Tal, T.; Crowl, H. H.; Feldmeier, J. J. Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86 American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #138.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 2005 37 1392 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2005AAS...20713806J External links SEDS Lenticular Galaxy M86 References