Messier 84

Summary

Messier 84 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 84 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 84's image is recorded as Messier84.jpg^[4].
• Messier 84's image is recorded as Phot-04a-03-hires.jpg^[5].
• Messier 84's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• Messier 84's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[7].
• Messier 84's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source^[8].
• Messier 84's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[9].
• Messier 84's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[10].
• Messier 84's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy^[11].
• Messier 84's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[12].
• Messier 84's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1^[13].
• Messier 84's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-E/S0^[14].
• Messier 84's part of is recorded as Virgo Cluster^[15].
• Messier 84's part of is recorded as Markarian's Chain^[16].
• Messier 84's part of is recorded as Q67623508^[17].
• Messier 84's part of is recorded as Q67625638^[18].
• Messier 84's part of is recorded as Q67790367^[19].
• Messier 84's part of is recorded as Q67795770^[20].
• Messier 84's Commons category is recorded as Messier 84^[21].
• Messier 84's catalog code is recorded as BD+13 2531^[22].
• Messier 84's catalog code is recorded as FAUST 3119^[23].
• Messier 84's catalog code is recorded as HD 108091^[24].
• Messier 84's catalog code is recorded as [BFA97] 44^[25].
• Messier 84's catalog code is recorded as M 84^[26].
• Messier 84's catalog code is recorded as PGC 40455^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Messier 84 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].

Why It Matters

Messier 84 ranks in the top 2% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]