Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3311  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4351  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477
Markarian's Chain, David Scharlach
Markarian's Chain
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Markarian's Chain

Markarian's Chain, David Scharlach
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Markarian's Chain

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M84 and M86 are the two bright elliptical galaxies in Markarian's Chain. The former is 55 Mly away, the later about 52 Mly away. They are part of the interrelated Virgo Cluster. Funny thing is that while M84 is moving away from us, M86 is racing towards us at 260 miles per second!

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Markarian's Chain, David Scharlach