Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 89  ·  NGC 4552
M89 47 million light-year from earth, Hugo52
M89 47 million light-year from earth
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M89 47 million light-year from earth

M89 47 million light-year from earth, Hugo52
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M89 47 million light-year from earth

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The galaxy features a surrounding structure of gas and dust, extending up to 150,000 light-years and jets of heated particles up to two-thirds of that.[4] This indicates that it may have once been an active quasar or radio galaxy.[4] M89 has an extensive and complex system of surrounding shells and plumes, indicating that has seen one or several notable mergers.[5]

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M89 47 million light-year from earth, Hugo52

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