Virgo Cluster

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The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Virgo Cluster canonical 5
M86 subcluster 1
M87 subcluster 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (97)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Virgo Supercluster core
galaxy cluster
gravitationally bound system
alsoKnownAs Virgo Galaxy Cluster
linked to: Virgo Cluster
centralBlackHoleMassEstimate about 6.5×10^9 solar masses
contains intracluster globular clusters
intracluster planetary nebulae
containsGalaxy M100
M49
M58
M59
M60
M84
M86
M88
M89
M90
M91
M98
M99
NGC 4216
NGC 4374
NGC 4382
NGC 4387
NGC 4388
NGC 4406
NGC 4435
NGC 4438
NGC 4459
NGC 4461
NGC 4473
NGC 4477
NGC 4478
NGC 4486
NGC 4501
NGC 4526
NGC 4527
NGC 4535
NGC 4536
NGC 4548
NGC 4567
NGC 4568
linked to: NGC 4567

NGC 4569
NGC 4571
NGC 4579
NGC 4584
NGC 4606
NGC 4639
NGC 4647
NGC 4649
NGC 4654
NGC 4660
NGC 4689
containsGalaxyType dwarf elliptical galaxies
dwarf spheroidal galaxies
elliptical galaxies
irregular galaxies
lenticular galaxies
spiral galaxies
containsHotGas intracluster medium
containsRegion Virgo Cluster core
linked to: Virgo Cluster

Virgo Cluster outskirts
declination +12° 43′
diameterEstimate about 10 million light-years
about 3 megaparsecs
discoveryCentury 18th century
distanceFromEarth about 16.5 megaparsecs
about 54 million light-years
dominantGalaxy M87
linked to: Messier 87

Messier 87
emits X-rays
gravitationallyInfluences Local Group
hasCatalogDesignation ACO 1526
Abell 1526
hasCentralSupermassiveBlackHoleIn M87
linked to: Messier 87
hasHighGalaxyDensity true
hasIntraclusterLight true
hasIrregularMorphology true
hasSubstructure M49 subcluster
M86 subcluster
linked to: Virgo Cluster

M87 subcluster
linked to: Virgo Cluster
hasVelocityDispersion about 700–800 km/s
isDynamicallyYoung true
isGravitationalCenterOf Virgo Supercluster
isNearestRichClusterTo Local Group
isPartOfLargeScaleStructure Laniakea Supercluster
isReferenceClusterFor distance scale calibration
environmental effects on galaxies
galaxy evolution studies
locatedIn Virgo constellation
massEstimate about 1.2×10^15 solar masses
of order 10^15 solar masses
memberCountEstimate over 1300 galaxies
up to about 2000 galaxies
partOf Virgo Supercluster
redshift 0.0036
rightAscension 12h 27m

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laniakea Supercluster contains Virgo Cluster
Virgo Cluster alsoKnownAs Virgo Galaxy Cluster
linked to: Virgo Cluster
Virgo Cluster hasSubstructure M87 subcluster
linked to: Virgo Cluster
Virgo Cluster hasSubstructure M86 subcluster
linked to: Virgo Cluster
Virgo Cluster containsRegion Virgo Cluster core
linked to: Virgo Cluster
Virgo Supercluster contains Virgo Cluster
Virgo Supercluster centeredOn Virgo Cluster
Virgo Supercluster dominantCluster Virgo Cluster