M85, NGC4382

M85, NGC4382

Downloadable versions (see NOAO Conditions of Use):
244 x 200 4 kb color JPEG(on this page)
488 x 400 13 kb color JPEG
828 x 680 45 kb color JPEG
828 x 680 568 kb 8-bit color TIFF
828 x 680 1.6 Mb 24-bit color TIFF

A lenticular galaxy of type S0, M85 is the northernmost member of the Virgo Cluster, and is therefore situated in the constellation Coma Berenices. M85 is very similar to M84. This picture was made from observations taken at KPNO's 0.9-meter telescope in December 1996. The Virgo cluster also includes Messier galaxies M49, M58, M59, M60, M61, M84, M86, M87, M88, M89, M90, M91, M98, M99, and M100.

Minimum credit line: NOAO/AURA/NSF (for details see Conditions of Use)

Return to: galaxies page.

NOAO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation

Comments by e-mail to images@noao.edu