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Virgo A Cluster

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Right ascension: 12h 30m 49.20s
Declination: +12° 23′ 29.8″
Galactic l, b: 283.77, 74.49
Redshift z: 0.003
Radial velocity: 898.03 km/s
Angular size: 312′ × 312′

Also known as

19 identifiers

2MAXI J1230+1243MAXI J1231+122BTS87 Cluster AClG 1228.3+1240[F81] 241H 1228+125LGG 289MCXC J1230.7+1220NOGG H 622NOGG P1 643NOGG P2 654[T87] 1228.3+1240XCLASS 1830Cluster A in Virgo ClusterM87 ClusterM87 GroupNGC 4486 GroupVirgo A ClusterVirgo Cluster A

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
[DAF68] DW	PartofG	0.6628″	—
[DAF68] DE	PartofG	1.016″	—
[DAF68] D	PartofG	1.056″	—
[DAF68] E	PartofG	2.497″	—
Knot in M87 Jet	PartofG	2.689″	—
M87 Jet	Radio	3.692″	—
M 87	AGN	3.695″	8.63
[DAF68] F	PartofG	4.732″	—
[SGT2004] J123049.24+122334.5	X	4.776″	—
[DAF68] I	PartofG	7.461″	—
[B56] A	PartofG	8.852″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/virgo-a-cluster · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.