M86, NGC 4406
M86 is a lenticular galaxy, although some prefer to call it an elliptical, and a member of the large Virgo Cluster of galaxies, in the constellation Virgo. M86 is about 60 million light-years away, maybe 25000 light-years across, and was imaged by the KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope in 1975. We also have a newer color image from the KPNO 0.9-m telescope.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02328 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 26 22.36 |
| Position (Dec): | 12° 56' 58.91" |
| Field of view: | 6.60 x 5.28 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.3° left of vertical |
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