Recent Articles



































M86



         


It is requested that this article be . Please improve it in any way that you see fit, and remove this notice and the listing on the request page once the article is no longer a stub.


The Lenticular Galaxy M86 (also known as Messier Object 86, Messier 86, M86, or NGC 4406) is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M86 lies well in the heart of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and forms a most conspicuous group with another giant, Lenticular Galaxy M84.

[Top]




  View Live Article   This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License