![A line of dust obscures a glowing object](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hubble_friday_06052015-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
Messier 84
This elliptical galaxy was discovered in March 1781 and lies about 60 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin). The galaxy is part of the very heavily populated center of the Virgo Cluster, a cluster which consists of more than 1,000 galaxies.
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