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Messier 86 |
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 | M86 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 in the constellation Virgo (although there are those who classify it as an elliptical: a similar debate occurs over M84). Lenticulars are mostly smooth and featureless, like elliptical galaxies, but have a significant amount of dust and often some disk-like component, similar to the disk of a spiral galaxy without the arms. Both M86 and M84 easily fit in the same field at 49x in a 8" scope, and are nearly the same brightness. M86 appears to have a stellar core, and has a definite elliptical shape. |
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| You can find more information about this Messier object by visiting: SEDS - The Messier Catalog. |
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M86 NGC4406 Dreyer description: Very bright, large, round, gradually brighter middle nucleus, resolvable, but mottled; = M86. Const: Virgo Magnitude: 9.8 RA: 12h 26m 25.4s Dec: +12°55'24" RA: 12h 26m 11.8s Dec: +12°56'49" (Epoch 2000) Azm: 211°55'21" Alt: +52°57'48" Rise: 12:17 Transit: 19:14 Set: 02:16 Size: 9.0' x 5.8' |