Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3258  ·  IC 3280  ·  IC 3303  ·  IC 3311  ·  IC 3344  ·  IC 3349  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3363  ·  IC 3382  ·  IC 3388  ·  IC 3393  ·  IC 3432  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4431  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4436  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4440  ·  NGC 4446  ·  NGC 4447  ·  NGC 4458  ·  And 9 more.
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Markarian's Chain ( M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438, NGC 4435), AstroDinsk
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Markarian's Chain ( M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438, NGC 4435)

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Markarian's Chain ( M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438, NGC 4435), AstroDinsk
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Markarian's Chain ( M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438, NGC 4435)

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The Markarian chain is a series of galaxies that make up part of the Virgo cluster. The name comes from the fact that when observed from Earth they appear to be arranged along a smooth curve. Named in honor of the Soviet astrophysicist V. E. Markaryan, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s . The chain consists of galaxies M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435. Coordinates: right ascension 12h 27m, declination +13° 10′. The angular extent on the celestial sphere is about 1.5 degrees.

At least seven galaxies in the chain move in concert; the rest could accidentally overlap

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