Talk:Virgo cluster
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I've changed the units to megaparsecs. It's the standard unit for galactic astronomy. -- Decumanus 03:45, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Also rewrote that part about M87 being the "dominant member". Such a thing is really not possible in a cluster of >2000 galaxies, and is misleading. That seds.org site is useful, but I would be suspicious of using it as an authoritative source on this, since it seems to be written by students and not professional astronomers (still a useful site, however). -- Decumanus 03:55, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Changing wording from "galaxy cluster" to the more preferred term "cluster of galaxies". "Galaxy cluster" is sometimes avoided in astronomy because it is very close to the previous term galactic cluster, which is a cluster of stars, and thus is an object on a vastly smaller scale than a cluster of galaxies. -- Decumanus 21:42, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Adjusting population figure i intro. The accepted number is around 1300 definite members, but there are are around 600 more that are included in the VCC (Virgo Cluster Catalog) as possible members. -- Decumanus 01:28, 11 Feb 2004 (UTC)