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Messier 89[1]
M89 by Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 35m 39.8s[2]
Declination+12° 33′ 23″[2]
Redshift0.001134±0.000014[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity340±4 km/s[2]
Galactocentric velocity290±5 km/s[2]
Distance50 ± 3 Mly (15.33 ± 0.92 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)9.8[3]
Characteristics
TypeE,[2] LINER,[2] HIISy2[2]
Apparent size (V)5.1 × 4.7 moa[2]
Other designations
NGC 4552,[2] UGC 7760,[2] PGC 41968[2]
References: SIMBAD: Search M89

Messier 89 (M89 for short, also known as NGC 4552) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781. M89 is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.[3]

  1. ^ J. L. Tonry; A. Dressler; J. P. Blakeslee; E. A. Ajhar; et al. (2001). "The SBF Survey of Galaxy Distances. IV. SBF Magnitudes, Colors, and Distances". Astrophysical Journal. 546 (2): 681–693. arXiv:astro-ph/0011223. Bibcode:2001ApJ...546..681T. doi:10.1086/318301. S2CID 17628238.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4552. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
  3. ^ a b "Elliptical Galaxy M89 @ SEDS Messier pages".

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