Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 61  ·  NGC 4292  ·  NGC 4303
M61, Trabatti Roberto
M61
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M61

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M61 is one of the largest members of Virgo, belonging to the subunit known as S Cloud. At about 53 million light-years it has an Active galactic nucleus and it is classified as a starburst galaxy, with a candidate supermassive black hole with a mass around 5 million times that of our Sun on its center.

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M61, Trabatti Roberto