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Virgo as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825 Depiction of Virgo, c.1000 In the Babylonian MUL.APIN (c. 10th century BC), part of this constellation was known as "The Furrow", representing the goddess Shala and her ear of grain.
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NGC 4299 is a featureless spiral galaxy [2] located about 55 million light-years away [3] [4] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784 [5] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [6] [4] [7] NGC 4299 forms an interacting pair with NGC 4294. [8]
The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper's website and mobile apps as part of The New York Times Games.
Messier 60 or M60, also known as NGC 4649, is an elliptical galaxy approximately 57 [4] million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo.Together with NGC 4647, it forms a pair known as Arp 116. [8]
The galaxy SDSS1335+0728, located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, seems to be experiencing an extraordinary event in real time.
The galaxy — also known as Messier 104, or M104 — is about 30 million light-years from Earth in the Virgo constellation. French astronomer and comet hunter Pierre Méchain discovered it in 1781.
Coma Pinwheel Galaxy, Virgo Cluster Pinwheel, M99, NGC 4254, PGC 39578, UGC 7345 [9] Messier 99 or M99 , also known as NGC 4254 or St. Catherine's Wheel , is a grand design spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Coma Berenices approximately 15,000,000 parsecs (49,000,000 light-years ) from the Milky Way . [ 5 ]