Messier 85
| Messier 85 | |
|---|---|
Galaxy Messier 85 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 25m 24.0s |
| Declination | +18° 11′ 28″ |
| Redshift | 729 ± 2 km/s |
| Distance | 60 ± 4 Mly (18.5 ± 1.2 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)0+ pec/E2 |
| Size | 36.99 kiloparsecs (120,600 light-years) (diameter; 2MASS total aperture) |
| Apparent size (V) | 7′.1 × 5′.5 |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4382, UGC 7508, PGC 40515 | |
Messier 85 (also known as M85 or NGC 4382 or PGC 40515 or ISD 0135852) is a lenticular galaxy, or elliptical galaxy for other authors, in the Coma Berenices constellation. It is 60 million light-years away, and has a diameter of about 36.99 kiloparsecs (120,600 light-years) across.
Pierre Méchain discovered M85 in 1781. It is within the outskirts of the Virgo cluster, and is relatively isolated.