Messier 85, also known as M85 or NGC 4382, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781. It is the northernmost member of the Virgo Cluster included in Charles Messier's catalogue, lies roughly 60 million light-years from Earth, and shows a shell-like structure in its outer regions thought to be the result of a past merger or interaction with a companion galaxy.
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Constellation Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikidata: Messier 85
- Wikidata Q14035, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- wikidata-q14035 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
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Messier 85, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
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.
- In Group: Lenticular Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)0+ pec (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Lenticular Galaxies
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