Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3311  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4474  ·  NGC 4477
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Markarian's Chain - Virgo Cluster, BrettD
Markarian's Chain - Virgo Cluster
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Markarian's Chain - Virgo Cluster

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Markarian's Chain - Virgo Cluster, BrettD
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Markarian's Chain - Virgo Cluster

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'Markarian's Chain' is a collection of galaxies that form part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies (of which the milky way is also a member)
The bright galaxies that for the "chain" are all about 50 million light years away ... but some of the fainter background galaxies are more than twice that distance.

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Markarian's Chain - Virgo Cluster, BrettD

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