Formation of extragalactic jets from a black hole accretion disk
Artist's impression of the formation region of M 87's jet. An accretion disk (red-yellow) surrounds the black hole, and its magnetic field lines twist tightly to channel the outpouring subatomic particles into a narrow jet. The jet opens widely near the black hole, then is shaped into a narrower beam within a light-year of the black hole.
Artist's concept of the formation region of M 87's jet. An accretion disk (red-yellow) surrounds the black hole, and its magnetic field lines twist tightly to channel the outpouring subatomic particles into a narrow jet. The jet opens widely near the black hole, then is shaped into a narrower beam within a light-year of the black hole.
Credit:NASA/ESA and Ann Feild ( Space Telescope Science Institute)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 87, NGC 4486, Virgo Galaxy |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
