MESSIER 85


'Messier 85' (also known as 'M85' or 'NGC 4382') is a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. It is the northmost outlier of the Virgo cluster discovered as of 2004. The type I supernova, 1960R was discovered in M85 on Dec 20, 1960 and reached an apparent magnitude of 11.7.

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'SEDS ' Lenticular Galaxy M85

'WIKISKY.ORG': SDSS image, M85

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