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as of 04/24/2024 9:14 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Lenticular (S0) Galaxy |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h26'11.900'' |
| Declination | +12°57'47'' |
| Magnitude | 8.900 |
| Distance | 60,000,000ly |
| Size | 7.500 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC4406, M86 |
| Discovered | 1781 Charles Messier |
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The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
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Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
20 points
After getting to this galaxy (along with M84) sweeping to the West (towards Leo) results in no new galaxies popping into view.
Codey737 (2960)
Skyview Pro 120mm EQ
10 points
Took me most of the session to find the Virgo Cluster. My widest lens was a 25mm,still not large enough to see all of the galaxies in this bit of sky. Slight changes in DEC and RA would show more galaxies. They are nothing more than light smudges against the black background that is space. Its quite incredible to see millions of stars,planets,galaxies that are 60 million+ light years away. Light traveled that distance just to be focused in by your telescope and put into your eye.
Other Galaxies seen: M90 M58 M91 M88 M98 M99 Maybe a few others.
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