Galaxy M87

GPTKB entity

Statements (87)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:contains gptkb:supermassive_black_hole
gptkbp:contains_star low
gptkbp:declination +12° 23' 28.04''
gptkbp:diameter 120,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Heber_Curtis
gptkbp:discovery_year 1918
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 53.5 million light-years
gptkbp:emissions_standard gptkb:Yes
radio waves
gptkbp:has gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:star
X-ray emissions
young stars
star formation regions
hot gas
old stars
dark matter halo
globular clusters
multiple satellite galaxies
high surface brightness
dust lanes
high velocity dispersion
stellar streams
jets of plasma
multiple observations
low surface brightness regions
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.93
gptkbp:has_luminosity 2.5 × 10^12 L☉
gptkbp:has_relationship_with other galaxies
gptkbp:has_spectral_type E1-2
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_2020jfo
gptkb:SN_2003fg
gptkb:SN_2019yvr
gptkb:SN_1991bg
gptkb:SN_2014_J
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galaxy M87
gptkbp:is_home_to various types of stars
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:first_black_hole_image
its size
its brightness
its supermassive black hole
its X-ray emissions
its radio emissions
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various wavelengths
multiple wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
local group of galaxies
the Messier catalog
local universe
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
galaxy formation
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Yes
with a telescope
gptkbp:jet_speed up to 99% the speed of light
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:Yes
low
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:mass 6.6 × 10^12 solar masses
6.5 billion solar masses
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:NGC_4476
gptkb:NGC_4478
gptkb:NGC_4486_B
gptkb:NGC_4486_A
gptkbp:notable_pilots relativistic jet
gptkbp:number_of_globular_clusters over 12,000
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope
gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkbp:redshift 0.00436
gptkbp:right_ascension 12h 30m 49.423s
gptkbp:speed 300 km/s
gptkbp:stellar_population_age several billion years
gptkbp:targets black hole studies
black hole imaging
dark matter research
galaxy formation studies
cosmology research
gravitational wave studies
gptkbp:type gptkb:Giant_Elliptical_Galaxy
gptkbp:universe dark matter halo