Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4436  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4440  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4474  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4506
Galaxy Markarian's Chain, Stephen Heliczer FRAS
Galaxy Markarian's Chain
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Galaxy Markarian's Chain

Galaxy Markarian's Chain, Stephen Heliczer FRAS
Galaxy Markarian's Chain
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Galaxy Markarian's Chain

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Galaxy Season wouldn't be complete without a picture of Markarian's Chain, a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. Member galaxies include M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435. The bright members of the chain are visible through small telescopes. Larger telescopes can be used to view the fainter galaxies . Near the centre there appear the pair of interacting galaxies NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, about 50 million light-years away, known to some as Markarian's Eyes.

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Galaxy Markarian's Chain, Stephen Heliczer FRAS