File:M86, NGC 4406 (noao-m86i).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

M86,_NGC_4406_(noao-m86i).jpg ‎(486 × 382 pixels, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

M86 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 in the constellation Virgo (although there are those who classify it as an elliptical: a similar debate occurs over M84).

Summary[edit]

Description
English: M86 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 in the constellation Virgo (although there are those who classify it as an elliptical: a similar debate occurs over M84). Lenticulars are mostly smooth and featureless, like elliptical galaxies, but have a significant amount of dust and often some disk-like component, similar to the disk of a spiral galaxy without the arms. This image was taken at the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope in December 1996, and shows the inner regions of the galaxy. The full extent of the galaxy can be better appreciated in this composite mosaiced image of part of the Virgo cluster, or in this deep black and white image from the KPNO Mayall 4-m telescope. The Virgo cluster also includes Messier galaxies M49, M58, M59, M60, M61, M84, M85, M87, M88, M89, M90, M91, M98, M99, and M100.
Date 30 June 2020, 21:33:00 (upload date)
Source M86, NGC 4406
Author NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Other versions
  • TIFF version
    TIFF version

Licensing[edit]
This media was created by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab).
Their website states: "Unless specifically noted, the images, videos, and music distributed on the public NOIRLab website, along with the texts of press releases, announcements, images of the week and captions; are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, and may on a non-exclusive basis be reproduced without fee provided the credit is clear and visible."
To the uploader: You must provide a link (URL) to the original file and the authorship information if available.
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current19:57, 17 September 2023Thumbnail for version as of 19:57, 17 September 2023486 × 382 (62 KB)OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs)#Spacemedia - Upload of https://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/large/noao-m86i.jpg via Commons:Spacemedia

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following page uses this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:M86,_NGC_4406_(noao-m86i).jpg&oldid=803903222"