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M 49 Elliptical Galaxy (aka NGC 4472)
Magnitude: 9.4
Distance Aprox: 55.9 million light-years
Constellation: Virgo
Diameter: 157,000 light-years
Number of Stars Approx: 200 Billion
Messier 49 is one of the many members of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Messier 49 was the first member of the Virgo Cluster to be discovered and is the brightest galaxy in this group. It is located roughly in the area between Vindemiatrix and Denebola, the third brightest star in the neighbouring constellation Leo.
| NGC 4469 spiral galaxy Magnitude: 12.0 Distance Aprox: 54.61 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4488 lenticular galaxy Magnitude: 13.1 Distance Aprox: 58.7 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4492 Magnitude: 13.0 Distance Aprox: 90.95 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4464 Magnitude: 13.46 Distance Aprox: 70.459 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
| NGC 4470 Magnitude: 12.9 Distance Aprox: 73.3 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4466 Magnitude: 14.2 Distance Aprox: 48.57 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4434 Magnitude: 13.2 Distance Aprox: 73.1 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4416 Magnitude: 13.15 Distance Aprox: 52.57 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
Taken 4/21/18 in Toledo Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera