NGC 4486
E525970
NGC 4486, better known as Messier 87 (M87), is a giant elliptical galaxy notable for its supermassive black hole and prominent relativistic jet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M87* | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster member ⓘ elliptical galaxy ⓘ giant elliptical galaxy ⓘ radio galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | ~−22 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
3C 274
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~7.2 × 6.8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~8.6 ⓘ |
| blackHoleImageAnnouncementYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
3C 274
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4486 NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRegion | low-ionization nuclear emission-line region ⓘ |
| clusterMembership | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 23′ 28″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~16.5 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~53 million light-years ⓘ |
| gammaRayEmission | detected ⓘ |
| hasJet | relativistic jet ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHole | M87* NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInCatalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jetDiscoveredBy | Heber Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jetDiscoveryYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| jetLength |
~100,000 light-years (radio)
ⓘ
~5,000 light-years (optical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | NGC 4486 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | several ×10^10 solar luminosities ⓘ |
| mass |
~2.7×10^12 solar masses
ⓘ
~6.5×10^9 solar masses ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E0–E1 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first black hole shadow image ⓘ |
| observedBy | Event Horizon Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~1284 km/s ⓘ |
| radioEmission | strong ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00428 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 30m 49.4s ⓘ |
| roleInCluster | central dominant galaxy ⓘ |
| xRayEmission | strong ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
M87*
this entity surface form:
M87*