About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9201b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 January 1992, 06:00 |
| Size: | 2143 x 1718 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 12282+1240, M 87, Messier 87, NGC 4486, Virgo Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical • Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Giant • Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core • Galaxies Images/Videos • Quasars/AGN/Black Hole Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
785 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1 |
