Virgo A
- Designation:
- M87
- Object Type:
- Elliptical Galaxy
- Right Ascension:
- 12h 31m
- Declination:
- +12° 24'
- Magnitude:
- 8.6
- Distance:
- 60,000,000 light years
- Constellation:
- Virgo
Image Source: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Articles about M87:
- The Event Horizon of a Black Hole
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On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) announced that they had captured the first image of the shadow that is created by the event horizon of a black hole. Essentially a photograph of a black hole that shows more than j ... more