M87 galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:body_shape gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:composed_of metal-rich
gptkbp:contains gptkb:supermassive_black_hole
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Virgo_galaxy_cluster
low star formation rate
interacts with M86
over 12,000 globular clusters
gptkbp:coordinates 12h 30m 49.423s, +12° 23′ 28.04″
gptkbp:diameter 120,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Heber_Curtis
gptkbp:discovery_year 1918
gptkbp:distance 31.5
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 53.5 million light-years
gptkbp:emissions_standard yes
gptkbp:first_image_of_black_hole captured in 2019
gptkbp:has_baryonic_matter yes
gptkbp:has_central_black_hole central supermassive black hole
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
gptkbp:has_dark_matter_fraction significant dark matter fraction
gptkbp:has_features smooth and featureless
gptkbp:has_galaxy_merger_history merger history with other galaxies
gptkbp:has_luminosity high luminosity
gptkbp:has_mass_to_light_ratio high mass-to-light ratio
gptkbp:has_mechanic complex kinematics
gptkbp:has_radius about 1.5 kpc
about 10 kpc
gptkbp:has_spectral_type E0-1
gptkbp:has_supernova observed supernovae events
gptkbp:has_visible_light yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M87 galaxy
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:lighting yes
low surface brightness
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkbp:mass 6.5 billion solar masses
6.6 billion solar masses
old stellar population
gptkbp:notable_galaxies c D galaxy
gptkbp:notable_pilots relativistic jet
gptkbp:orbit_type several satellite galaxies
gptkbp:orbital_period with nearby galaxies
gptkbp:population_density high star density in core
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:Messier_87
gptkb:NGC_4486
gptkb:Virgo_A
gptkbp:redshift 0.00436
gptkbp:speed about 300 km/s
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:universe yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:supermassive_black_hole
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5