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Messier 86

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BASIC INFO

Messier 86 (M86) is a lenticular galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Charles Messier cataloged it on March 18, 1781. M86 is classified as a lenticular galaxy, which is an intermediate type between elliptical and spiral galaxies. Lenticular galaxies have a central bulge like ellipticals but lack well-defined spiral arms.

ADVANCED INFO

Size: 135,000 light-years across

Mass: 130 billion solar masses

Distance from Earth:

Galaxy Cluster: Virgo Cluster

Age: 13.3 Billion years old

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