Elliptical Galaxy · M60

M60 — NGC 4649

M60 is one of the largest and most massive elliptical galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, about 55 million light-years away. It forms a striking visual pair with the spiral galaxy NGC 4647, which appears to be interacting with it. M60 contains o

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