Markarian's Chain [SEP] constellation
Markarian's Chain
Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. When viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line. Charles Messier first discovered two of the galaxies, M84 and M86, in 1781. The other galaxies seen in the chain were discovered by William Herschel and are now known primarily by their catalog numbers in John Louis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue, published in 1888. It was ultimately named after the Armenian astrophysicist, Benjamin Markarian, who discovered their
's Group (PGC 47203) in Centaurus.
- Lord Rosse's Nebula is the Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici (Messier 51).
- Lower's Nebula is Sharpless 2-261 (part of Cederblad 64) in Orion.
- Markarian's Chain is a chain of galaxies in Coma Berenices (Messier 86 to 88).
- Mayall's Object is a cigar-shaped galaxy with ring, in Ursa Major (Arp 148 / VV 32).
- McLeish's Object is a galaxy in