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Markarian's Chain + M87, Andrea Storani
Markarian's Chain + M87
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Markarian's Chain + M87

Markarian's Chain + M87, Andrea Storani
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Markarian's Chain + M87

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Markarian's Chain is part of Virgo Galaxy Cluster named in honor of Armenian astrophysicist Benjamin Markarian, which in 1961 discovered the common motion of this string of galaxies. The center of the Virgo Cluster is located about 70 million light years away toward the constellation of Virgo. At least seven galaxies in the chain appear to move coherently, although others appear to be superposed by chance.

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