Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 49  ·  NGC 4472  ·  NGC 4488  ·  NGC 4492  ·  NGC 4526  ·  NGC 4535  ·  NGC 4570
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M49 and Its Neighbors, LittleGhost

M49 and Its Neighbors

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M49 and Its Neighbors, LittleGhost

M49 and Its Neighbors

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I quite enjoy looking at wider galaxy fields, particularly of the Virgo Cluster.  In this take we have the very bright M49 elliptical galaxy, which is the most luminous galaxy of the Virgo Cluster (not M87!).  Also notable is the NGC 4535, a fantastic barred spiral galaxy.

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M49 and Its Neighbors, LittleGhost

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