Virgo Cluster

Summary

Virgo Cluster is a galaxy cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Virgo Cluster is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Virgo Cluster's instance of is recorded as galaxy cluster^[4].
• Virgo Cluster's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[5].
• Virgo Cluster is part of Virgo Supercluster^[6].
• Virgo Cluster's Commons category is recorded as Virgo cluster^[7].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 49^[8].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 58^[9].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 59^[10].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 60^[11].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 61^[12].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 84^[13].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 85^[14].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 86^[15].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 87^[16].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 88^[17].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 89^[18].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 90^[19].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 91^[20].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 98^[21].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 99^[22].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Messier 100^[23].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Q1109920^[24].
• Virgo Cluster comprises NGC 4262^[25].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Q1111058^[26].
• Virgo Cluster comprises Q473064^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Virgo Cluster's instance of is recorded as galaxy cluster^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Messier 49^[8], a type-cD galaxy^[28]; Messier 58^[9], a spiral galaxy^[29]; Messier 59^[10], an elliptical galaxy^[30]; Messier 60^[11], an elliptical galaxy^[31]; Messier 61^[12], a spiral galaxy^[32]; and Messier 84^[13], an elliptical galaxy^[33]. Virgo Cluster is part of Virgo Supercluster^[6].

Influence

Things named for Virgo Cluster include Virgo Supercluster^[34], a supercluster^[35] and Virgo^[36], an organization^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1993^[39], headquartered in European Gravitational Observatory^[40].

Why It Matters

Virgo Cluster has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Virgo Supercluster^[34], a supercluster^[35] and Virgo^[36], an organization^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1993^[39], headquartered in European Gravitational Observatory^[40].