Messier 85

Also known as M85

elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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Messier 85 is a galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices that has either an elliptical or lenticular shape, meaning it appears as a smooth, featureless ball or as a flattened disk-like structure. Astronomers study galaxies like this one to understand the diversity of galaxy types and structures in our universe.

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Key facts

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 25 24.0528
Declination: +18 ° 11 ′ 27.888 ″
Redshift: 729 ± 2 km / s
Distance: 60 ± 4 Mly (18.5 ± 1.2 Mpc )
Type: SA(s)0 pec /E 2
Size: 36.99 kiloparsecs (120,600 light-years ) , (diameter; 2MASS total aperture )
Apparent size v: 7′.1 × 5′.5

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 19.08
Radius: 62500
Image: Messier 85 Hubble WikiSky.jpg

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Commons category: Messier 85
catalog code: LEDA 40515
galaxy morphological type: SA(s)0+ pec
Commons gallery: Messier 85
time of discovery or invention: 1781-03-04
apparent magnitude: 6.145
redshift: 0.002535
radial velocity: 769
right ascension: 186.3502208
declination: 18.1910806

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Messier 85 (also known as M85 or NGC 4382 or PGC 40515 or ISD 0135852) is a lenticular galaxy, or elliptical galaxy for other authors, in the Coma Berenices constellation. It is 60 million light-years away, and has a diameter of about 36.99 kiloparsecs (120,600 light-years) across.

Pierre Méchain discovered M85 in 1781. It is within the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster, and is relatively isolated.