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Messier 84

Also M84 · NGC 4374

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A large elliptical or lenticular galaxy at the heart of the Virgo Cluster.

Measured

Distance
54.9 million light-years
Size
about 104,000 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Virgo
Position (J2000)
RA 12h 25m 04s, Dec +12.89°

How far, from the Sun

54.9 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light54.9 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed975 billion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h592 trillion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It is at the western end of Markarian's Chain, a curved line of galaxies near the heart of the Virgo Cluster.
  • It is moving away from us at about 1,020 km/s (NASA/IPAC NED).

Where this comes from

  • Cosmicflows-3, Tully, Courtois & Sorce 2016, AJ 152, 50 (16.83 Mpc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

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