M49, NGC4472

[M49] M49, NGC4472

Downloadable versions (see NOAO Conditions of Use):
244 x 200 4 kb color JPEG(on this page)
488 x 400 18 kb color JPEG
828 x 680 63 kb color JPEG
828 x 680 568 kb 8-bit color TIFF
828 x 680 1.6 Mb 24-bit color TIFF

An elliptical galaxy of type E4 in the constellation Virgo, M49 is one of the many members of the Virgo Cluster. This short exposure picture shows the smooth mostly featureless structure typical of elliptical galaxies. This picture was taken in December 1996 at the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope: we also have a deep black and white image from the KPNO Mayall 4-m telescope. The Virgo cluster also includes Messier galaxies M58, M59, M60, M61, M84, M85, M86, M87, M88, M89, M90, M91, M98, M99, and M100.

Minimum credit line: NOAO/AURA/NSF (for details see Conditions of Use)

Return to: galaxies page, elliptical galaxies page.
NOAO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation

Comments by e-mail to images@noao.edu