Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6086. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxies, Individual Galaxies
Scientific paper
M86 is a lenticular or elliptical (classification is not entirely clear) galaxy in Virgo, one of the largest in the Virgo cluster. It has a conspicuous system of faint globular clusters and a very small dwarf companion. Since it lies at the heart of the Virgo cluster, its light is actually blue-shifted with respect to us (i.e. the galaxy is moving towards us), probably due to infall into the Virg...
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