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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)
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)
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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)
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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Return to M86 (1 Oct 03)
Revised: July 10, 2008