The French astronomer Charles Messier discovered M87 in 1781, and cataloged it as a nebula. M87 is about 16.4 million parsecs (53 million light-years) from Earth and is the second …

Apr 25, 2025 · Discovered in 1781 by Charles Messier, this galaxy is located 54 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It has an apparent magnitude of 9.6 and can be …

Nov 19, 2025 · M87, giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo whose nucleus contains a black hole, the first ever to be directly imaged. M87 is the most powerful known source of radio …

Aug 14, 2015 · Messier 87 (M87, NGC 4486), also known as Virgo A or the Smoking Gun, is a supergiant elliptical galaxy located in the core of the Virgo Cluster, in the constellation Virgo.

Jan 18, 2024 · The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, including scientists from MIT Haystack Observatory, has released new images of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the …

Jun 10, 2019 · Located in the Virgo constellation, roughly 53.5 million light years from Earth, is the supergiant galaxy known as Messier 87 (Virgo A)

Apr 17, 2023 · Messier 87 is a behemoth by any standard; it’s one of the most massive galaxies in the local Universe, spanning around 240,000 light years (studies suggest its tenuous outer …

Messier 87 (M87) is one of the most extraordinary galaxies in the nearby universe. Located in the Virgo constellation, it is a supergiant elliptical galaxy at the heart of the Virgo Cluster —the …

Jan 22, 2024 · This supermassive black hole, 6.5 billion times the mass of our Sun, resides at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy in the Virgo galaxy cluster, located 55 million light-years …

Messier 87 (NGC 4486), also known as the Virgo A, is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. M87 is 53500000 light years away from Earth.