Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4486  ·  Virgo Galaxy
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Markarian's Chain, Steve Sells
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Markarian's Chain

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Markarian's Chain

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Markarian's Chain is the arc of eight galaxies through the center of the frame. The two bright galaxies at the lower right end of the arc are M84 (also called NGC 4374) and, to its left, M86 (NGC 4406). Next up the chain is a pair of galaxies, NGC 4435 (top) and NGC 4438 (bottom). Further to the left is another pair of galaxies, NGC 4458 (top) and NGC 4461 (bottom). The next two galaxies are NGC 4473 and NGC 4477.

Separate from Markarian's Chain, the bright galaxy in the lower left of the frame is M87. It's a very large galaxy containing several trillion stars.

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Markarian's Chain, Steve Sells

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