M87
(Virgo A, NGC 4486, Virgo X-1, UGC 7654, Messier 87)
(supergiant elliptical galaxy in local universe)
M87 (for Messier 87, also Virgo A,
NGC 4486, Virgo X-1, or UGC 7654) is the
second brightest galaxy in the northern Virgo Cluster,
about 53 million light-years away.
It is a featureless giant elliptical galaxy, but does
have many orbiting globular clusters,
and has a relativistic jet,
which includes a feature of interest, a bright
spot (of varying brightness) designated HST-1.
M87's supermassive black hole, M87*, has been a target of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
and has been imaged.
Characteristics:
(galaxy,jet,globular clusters,elliptical)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_87
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=M87
http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m087.html
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
.0038 | 16.4Mpc | 53.5Mly | | M87 |
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Coordinates: | M87 J123049.42338+122328.0439 |
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Referenced by pages:
3C 279
Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
galaxy classification
giant elliptical galaxy
M87*
Messier Catalog (M)
supermassive black hole (SMBH)
Uppsala General Catalogue (UGC)
VERITAS
Virgo Cluster
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