Virgo articles

What metric unit represents the 50-55 million light-year distance to Virgo?

What metric unit represents the 50-55 million light-year distance to Virgo?

What movement describes the Local Group being pulled toward the Virgo Cluster's center?

What movement describes the Local Group being pulled toward the Virgo Cluster's center?

Which primary component of the Virgo Cluster is centered on the giant elliptical galaxy M87?

Which primary component of the Virgo Cluster is centered on the giant elliptical galaxy M87?

Which specific galaxy types numerically dominate the total galaxy count in Virgo?

Which specific galaxy types numerically dominate the total galaxy count in Virgo?

Which galaxy serves as the center for the subclump designated Virgo B?

Which galaxy serves as the center for the subclump designated Virgo B?

Why is determining the exact physical extent of the Virgo Cluster complex complex?

Why is determining the exact physical extent of the Virgo Cluster complex complex?

What is the order of magnitude for the Virgo Cluster's total estimated mass?

What is the order of magnitude for the Virgo Cluster's total estimated mass?

Which galaxy types constitute the structural 'skeleton' of the Virgo Cluster?

Which galaxy types constitute the structural 'skeleton' of the Virgo Cluster?

What fundamental role does the distance measurement to the Virgo Cluster play for astronomers?

What fundamental role does the distance measurement to the Virgo Cluster play for astronomers?

How does the angular diameter of the Virgo Cluster compare to the angular size of the full Moon?

How does the angular diameter of the Virgo Cluster compare to the angular size of the full Moon?

What fundamental difference makes the Virgo Cluster dwarf the Milky Way in scale?

What fundamental difference makes the Virgo Cluster dwarf the Milky Way in scale?

What is the approximate distance that places the Virgo Cluster firmly in the realm of local super-structure?

What is the approximate distance that places the Virgo Cluster firmly in the realm of local super-structure?

What is the estimated diameter of our home, the Milky Way galaxy?

What is the estimated diameter of our home, the Milky Way galaxy?

How many confirmed galaxies is the Virgo Cluster known to harbor, according to estimates?

How many confirmed galaxies is the Virgo Cluster known to harbor, according to estimates?

Which structure is the Virgo Cluster considered the dense, central hub of?

Which structure is the Virgo Cluster considered the dense, central hub of?

What is the name of the massive structure that hosts the Virgo Supercluster and spans hundreds of millions of light-years?

What is the name of the massive structure that hosts the Virgo Supercluster and spans hundreds of millions of light-years?

What measurement technique allows astronomers to estimate the distance to the Virgo Cluster?

What measurement technique allows astronomers to estimate the distance to the Virgo Cluster?

The Milky Way is a member of the Local Group, which is gravitationally tied to which larger structure?

The Milky Way is a member of the Local Group, which is gravitationally tied to which larger structure?

What concept is used to describe the physical span across the Virgo Cluster itself?

What concept is used to describe the physical span across the Virgo Cluster itself?

What makes the Virgo Cluster’s total mass orders of magnitude greater than the Milky Way's mass?

What makes the Virgo Cluster’s total mass orders of magnitude greater than the Milky Way's mass?