M87 nucleus and bright knot
Image taken on 17 April 2003.
Credit:
NASA, ESA and J. Madrid (McMaster University, Canada)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0916e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 April 2009, 15:00 |
| Size: | 600 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M87, Messier 87, NGC 4486 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical • Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Giant • Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Mid-UV |
Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
