NGC 4519: A Distorted Spiral in Virgo
NGC 4519 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 72.56 million light years away in the equatorial constellation Virgo. It is a member of the… Read More »NGC 4519: A Distorted Spiral in Virgo
Virgo
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427): A Cosmic Dance in Virgo
Arp 271 is a pair of interacting galaxies located 127 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. The interacting pair has an apparent magnitude… Read More »Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427): A Cosmic Dance in Virgo
Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104): Virgo’s Iconic Hat
The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) is a bright peculiar galaxy located approximately 31.1 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It has the designation NGC… Read More »Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104): Virgo’s Iconic Hat
IC 1101
IC 1101 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. With a radius of about 2 million light years and home to 100… Read More »IC 1101
Eyes Galaxies
The Eyes Galaxies, also known as Arp 120, are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the Virgo Cluster. The galaxies lie at an approximate distance of 52 million light years from Earth and have an apparent magnitude of 10. Their designations in the New General Catalogue are NGC 4435 and NGC 4438.
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Siamese Twins Galaxies
The Siamese Twins, also known as the Butterfly Galaxies, are a pair of colliding unbarred spiral galaxies located in Virgo constellation. The galaxies lie at a distance of 59.4 million light years and are members of the Virgo Cluster. They have an apparent magnitude of 10.9 and an absolute magnitude of -13.3. The galaxies’ designations in the New General Catalogue are NGC 4567 and NGC 4568.
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Spica
Spica, Alpha Virginis, is the brightest star in the southern constellation Virgo and the 16th brightest star in the sky. It is a blue subgiant… Read More »Spica