M84 · galaxy
Messier 84
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
RA12h 25m 03sDec+12° 53' 13"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M84
- All designations
- M84 · NGC 4374
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 12h 25m 03s
- Declination (J2000)
- +12° 53' 13"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.003392
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object in 1781 in a systematic search for "nebulous objects" in the night sky. It is the 84th object in the Messier Catalogue and in the heavily populated core of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, part of the local supercluster.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used