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 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.
Characteristics:
- Virgo - constellation.
- 12h30m49.42338s - right ascension.
- +12deg23m28.0439s - declination.
- 53.5 million ly - distance.
- E0pec or cD - type.
- 7.2 arcmin - apparent dimension.
(galaxy,jet,globular clusters)
Further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_87
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0038 | 16.4Mpc | 53.5Mly | | M87 |
|
| Coordinates: | M87
J123049.42338+122328.0439 |
|
Referenced by pages:
Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
fast radio burst (FRB)
Messier Catalog (M)
Virgo Cluster
Index