Virgo Cluster

Summary

Virgo Cluster is a galaxy cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of galaxy_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Virgo Cluster is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Virgo Cluster's image is recorded as Virgo Cluster taken by Vera C. Rubin (noirlab2521a).jpg^[4].
• Virgo Cluster's instance of is recorded as galaxy cluster^[5].
• Virgo Cluster's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[6].
• Virgo Cluster's part of is recorded as Virgo Supercluster^[7].
• Virgo Cluster's Commons category is recorded as Virgo cluster^[8].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 49^[9].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 58^[10].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 59^[11].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 60^[12].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 61^[13].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 84^[14].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 85^[15].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 86^[16].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 87^[17].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 88^[18].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 89^[19].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 90^[20].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 91^[21].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 98^[22].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 99^[23].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Messier 100^[24].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Q1109920^[25].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as NGC 4262^[26].
• Virgo Cluster's has part is recorded as Q1111058^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Virgo Cluster is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3]. Things named for it include Virgo Supercluster^[28], a supercluster^[29] and Virgo^[30], an organization^[31], in Italy^[32], founded in 1993^[33], headquartered in European Gravitational Observatory^[34].

Why It Matters

Virgo Cluster ranks in the top 4% of galaxy_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Virgo Supercluster^[28], a supercluster^[29] and Virgo^[30], an organization^[31], in Italy^[32], founded in 1993^[33], headquartered in European Gravitational Observatory^[34].