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Observations of M86

Other names NGC 4406
UGC 7532
PGC 40653

Object type Galaxy

RA 12h26m

Declination 12°56' N

Constellation Virgo

Part of Markarian's Chain, The Virgo Cluster

Further information

Showing all 37 images


3 
0 
Virgo cluster includin...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2026 May 11 – 20:30 UTC
Upload 2026 May 17 – 11:13 UTC

2 
0 
Bright Messier in and ...
Joe Andrews
Obs 2026 Apr 08
Upload 2026 Apr 11 – 12:34 UTC

5 
0 
Markarian's Chain...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2025 Mar 20 – 22:38 UTC
Upload 2026 Jan 16 – 14:48 UTC

1 
0 
Messier M86
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Jul 21 – 22:23 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 29 – 12:04 UTC

9 
3 
Markarian's Chain...
Joe Andrews
Obs 2025 Apr 16 – 23:55 UTC
Upload 2025 May 08 – 16:19 UTC

2 
0 
Markarian's start...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2025 Apr 30 – 22:18 UTC
Upload 2025 May 05 – 22:22 UTC

3 
0 
Markarian's Chain...
Richard Francis
Obs 2020 Apr 23 – 08:47 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 12 – 08:52 UTC

4 
0 
M86 and entourage
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2024 Mar 06 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 07 – 14:18 UTC

2 
0 
(194) Prokne passing t...
Padraig Houlahan
Obs 2023 Jun 16 – 05:39 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 17 – 20:17 UTC

1 
1 
M84/86 Galaxy Field
David Strange
Obs 2023 May 10 – 23:43 UTC
Upload 2023 May 11 – 16:44 UTC

8 
0 
M86 and entourage
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2023 May 07 – 21:10 UTC
Upload 2023 May 08 – 10:29 UTC

6 
0 
Markarian's Chain
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2023 Mar 28
Upload 2023 Apr 17 – 22:39 UTC

1 
0 
M86 (NGC 4406) Lenticu...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Mar 24 – 21:21 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 27 – 15:26 UTC

10 
0 
Markarian's Chain
Mazin Younis
Obs 2022 May 30 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 09 – 13:46 UTC

9 
0 
The Eyes Have It
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Apr 20 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 22 – 15:58 UTC

2 
0 
Markarian's Chain...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2022 Apr 08 – 21:34 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 12 – 09:39 UTC

5 
0 
Markarian's Chain
Graham Roberts
Obs 2021 Apr 05 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2021 May 10 – 16:27 UTC

8 
0 
Virgo Cluster
Steve Davies
Obs 2021 Apr 11 – 23:23 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 26 – 23:01 UTC

5 
2 
Virgo Cluster
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2021 Apr 22 – 22:45 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 25 – 18:14 UTC

3 
0 
Markarian's Chain
Grant Privett
Obs 2021 Apr 18 – 00:45 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 19 – 10:14 UTC

7 
0 
Makarian's Chain
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2021 Apr 12 – 21:15 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 15 – 10:18 UTC

6 
0 
Markarian's Chain...
Neil Webster
Obs 2021 Apr 13 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 14 – 09:32 UTC

9 
0 
Markarian Chain
Manolo_Rodriguez
Obs 2021 Mar 23
Upload 2021 Apr 08 – 22:11 UTC

15 
2 
Markarian’s Chai...
Martina McGovern
Obs 2021 Jan 25 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 16 – 23:00 UTC

4 
0 
Virgo Cluster/Markaria...
Graeme Coates
Obs 2020 May 31 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 17 – 00:02 UTC

5 
0 
Virgo Cluster Wide Fie...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 May 09 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 30 – 10:02 UTC

9 
0 
Part of Markarians ch...
Peter Mulligan
Obs 2020 Apr 19 – 21:02 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 20 – 13:20 UTC

8 
0 
Virgo cluster
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Mar 26 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 05 – 13:15 UTC

12 
0 
M86 etc.
Nick James
Obs 2020 Mar 23 – 00:16 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 23 – 19:33 UTC

10 
0 
Markarian's Chain
Peter Tickner
Obs 2020 Jan 19 – 18:50 UTC
Upload 2020 Jan 23 – 17:01 UTC

8 
3 
Markarain's Chain...
Rodger King
Obs 2019 May 30 – 21:20 UTC
Upload 2019 Sep 26 – 17:27 UTC

5 
2 
MARKARIAN'S CHAI...
Gordon Collings
Obs 2019 Mar 24 – 21:40 UTC
Upload 2019 May 20 – 14:34 UTC

15 
0 
Black Hole night 1
Nick Hewitt
Obs 2019 Apr 11
Upload 2019 Apr 11 – 09:29 UTC

6 
0 
Faust V051 (M86)
Ian Rothwell
Obs 2019 Feb 03 – 03:32 UTC
Upload 2019 Feb 03 – 17:42 UTC

12 
2 
Markarian's Chain
Nick James
Obs 2018 May 13 – 20:54 UTC
Upload 2018 Jun 01 – 06:17 UTC

8 
0 
Markarian's Chain...
Dr Ollie Garrett
Obs 2018 May 19 – 01:07 UTC
Upload 2018 May 21 – 22:13 UTC

4 
0 
Markarian's Chain
Kevin Gurney
Obs 2016 Mar 28 – 19:31 UTC
Upload 2016 Dec 19 – 19:49 UTC
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