Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3280  ·  IC 3303  ·  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 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4446  ·  NGC 4447  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4468  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4474  ·  And 3 more.
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Markarian Chain in Virgo Cluster, Johannes Teupen
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Markarian Chain in Virgo Cluster

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Markarian Chain in Virgo Cluster

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The Markarian chain consists of several galaxies in the Virgo cluster. The galaxies have a beautiful arcuate shape. The prominent objects are the galaxies M84 and M86, which are only 17' apart. What is remarkable, however, is the fact that M84 is moving away from the Milky Way, while M86 is approaching it.

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