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
https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-87-virgo-a/
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-87/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019ApJ...875L...1E/abstract
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0038 | 16.4Mpc | 53.5Mly | | M87 |
|
| Coordinates: | M87
J123049.42338+122328.0439 |
|
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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