| Messier 85 | |
|---|---|
 Galaxy Messier 85 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 25m 24.0s[1] |
| Declination | +18° 11′ 28″[1] |
| Redshift | 729 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 60 ± 4 Mly (18.5 ± 1.2 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.1[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)0+ pec[1]/E2[4] |
| Size | 36.99 kiloparsecs (120,600 light-years)[1][5] (diameter; 2MASS total aperture) |
| Apparent size (V) | 7′.1 × 5′.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4382, UGC 7508, PGC 40515[1] | |
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,[4] 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.[1][5]
Pierre Méchain discovered M85 in 1781. It is within the outskirts of the Virgo cluster, and is relatively isolated.[6]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Messier 85". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b Kormendy, John; Fisher, David B.; Cornell, Mark E.; Bender, Ralf (2009). "Structure and Formation of Elliptical and Spheroidal Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 182 (1): 216–309. arXiv:0810.1681. Bibcode:2009ApJS..182..216K. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/182/1/216. S2CID 119273143.
- ^ a b Jarrett, T. H.; Chester, T.; Cutri, R.; Schneider, S. E.; Huchra, J. P. (2003). "The 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas". The Astronomical Journal. 125 (2): 525. Bibcode:2003AJ....125..525J. doi:10.1086/345794.
- ^ Escudero, Carlos G.; Cortesi, Arianna; Faifer, Favio R.; Sesto, Leandro A.; Smith Castelli, Analía V.; Johnston, Evelyn J.; Reynaldi, Victoria; Chies-Santos, Ana L.; Salinas, Ricardo; Menéndez-Delmestre, Karín; Gonçalves, Thiago S.; Grossi, Marco; Mendes De Oliveira, Claudia (2022). "The complex globular cluster system of the S0 galaxy NGC 4382 in the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 511 (1): 393–412. arXiv:2201.01759. Bibcode:2022MNRAS.511..393E. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac021.