Messier 84
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| Distance to Earth | 60. 01 million light years |
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| Apparent mass | ~1. 5 billion M☉ |
| Magnitude | 10. 1 |
| Stars | 400 billion |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Did you know | Radio observations and Hubble Space Telescope images of M84 have revealed two jets of matter shooting out from the galaxy's centre, as well as a disk of rapidly rotating gas and stars. |
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| ID | 1108071 |
About Messier 84
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered Messier 84 on 18 March 1781 in a systematic search for "nebulous objects" in the night sky. The object is the 84th in the Messier Catalogue.
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