Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 60  ·  NGC 4647  ·  NGC 4649
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M60

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M60

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The bigger galaxy in the center of the image holds a supermassive black hole. The galaxy has much more mass than our but is much smaller due to the huge black hole.

The second galaxy is a smaller one orbiting the bigger one. M60 is 55 million light years away.

155minutes of total LRGB exposure, taken with T18 from iTelescope

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M60, RononDex