Pictured are several galaxies of the Virgo Cluster, the closest cluster of galaxies to the Milky Way . The Virgo Cluster spans more than 5 degrees on the sky - about 10 times the angle made by a full Moon . It contains over 100 galaxies of many types - including spirals , ellipticals , and irregular galaxies . The Virgo Cluster is so massive that it is noticeably pulling our Galaxy toward it. M84 is the bright elliptical galaxy just above the center of the photograph, and M86 is the bright elliptical galaxy to its right.
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