Virgo Cluster in X-Rays

False-color view of the X-ray emission from the central part of the Virgo cluster.

This image is centered on M87. The second brightest

X-ray source in the upper right is M86, which

traverses the hot intergalactic medium at high peculiar velocity, and thus causes

heavy interaction; due to this effect, it has a comet-like shape.

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• Identify the Galaxies on our Virgo Cluster optical image

• Compare the visual and X-ray appearance of the Virgo cluster

  or an enlargement of the central part around M87

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Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 18 Mar 1998, 20:45 MET