Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3311  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4431  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4436  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4440  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4476  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4478  ·  NGC 4479  ·  NGC 4486  ·  The Eyes
Markarian Chain, Emmanuel
Markarian Chain
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Markarian Chain

Markarian Chain, Emmanuel
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Markarian Chain

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BIN 1X1 AT -10C

L 36X300

R 10x600

G 10X600

B 10X600

Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster.

It is called a chain because, when viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line.

It was named after the Armenian astrophysicist, B. E. Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s.

Member galaxies include M84 (NGC4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435.

It is located at RA 12h 27m and Dec +13° 10′.

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