supermassive black hole in M87

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:supermassive_black_hole
gptkbp:accretion_rate high
gptkbp:acquired_by gravitational wave observations
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
gptkbp:black_hole_shadow observed
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Messier_87
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 53.5 million light-years
53.5 million light years
gptkbp:event_horizon observable
gptkbp:event_horizon_telescope gptkb:collaboration
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
gptkbp:file_system present
yes
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkbp:has_influence_on galaxy formation
gptkbp:has_luminosity varies with time
gptkbp:has_supernova yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label supermassive black hole in M87
gptkbp:image gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope
April 10, 2019
gptkbp:image_released_on April 10, 2019
gptkbp:influence surrounding stars
gptkbp:is_considered a key object for studying black holes
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Virgo_cluster
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope_array
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkbp:is_studied_in black hole physics
gptkbp:is_visible_from optical wavelengths
gptkbp:jet present
gptkbp:jet_direction northwest
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Messier_87
gptkbp:mass 6.5 billion solar masses
gptkbp:mass_measurement_method dynamical modeling
gptkbp:notable_pilots yes
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Astrophysical_Journal_Letters
gptkbp:research gptkb:very_long_baseline_interferometry
gptkbp:roll_rate gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:significance first direct image of a black hole
tests of general relativity
gptkbp:surrounding_material hot gas
gptkbp:surrounding_nature gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:theory gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:type gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:was_imaged_in gptkb:2017