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More Images of M86
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Chandra X-ray Image
of M86
M86 is an unusual galaxy in that it is one of a small number of galaxies
that are moving
toward Earth, rather than receding with the general expansion of the
Universe. This
expansion is carrying the Virgo cluster away from us at a speed of
about 2 million miles per
hour, but M86 is falling into the Virgo cluster from the far side
of the cluster, giving it a net
velocity of about 1 million miles per hour toward Earth.
Scale: Image is approx. 15 x 23 arcmin
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/C. Jones, W. Forman &
S. Murray) |
Jpeg, Tiff, PS |
DSS Optical Image
of M86
This optical image from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) shows M86,
a giant elliptical galaxy in theVirgo galaxy cluster about 50 million
light years from Earth. The field of view shown is the same as the
Chandra image.
Scale: Image is approx. 15 x 23 arcmin
(Credit: Pal.Obs. DSS)
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Chandra X-ray/Optical Image with Scale Bar
Scale bar = 4 arcmin
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/C. Jones, W. Forman & S. Murray; Optical: Pal. Obs. DSS) |
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