M87, NGC 4486

Noirlab_noao-m87i_1024

noirlab_noao-m87i June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

A giant elliptical galaxy (E0) in the Virgo Cluster, M87 is a strong radio source, known as 3C274 or Virgo A. This image was taken at the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope in December 1996, and shows the inner regions of the galaxy, including the well-known jet. The full extent of the galaxy can be better appreciated in this composite mosaiced image of part of the Virgo cluster, or in this deep black and white image from the KPNO Mayall 4-m telescope. The Virgo cluster also includes Messier galaxies M49, M58, M59, M60, M61, M84, M85, M86, M88, M89, M90, M91, M98, M99, and M100.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m87i/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M87 • NGC 4486 • Virgo A
Noirlab_noao-m87i_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 30m 52.1s
DEC = 12° 23’ 19.5”
Orientation
North is 0.7° CW
Field of View
6.2 x 4.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo
Noirlab_noao-m87i_1280
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ID
noao-m87i
Subject Category
Subject Name
M87, NGC 4486, Virgo A
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:53
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m87i/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
187.7172722, 12.38875514
Reference Dimension
486.0, 382.0
Reference Pixel
207.4761086, 169.4075851
Scale
-0.000213, 0.000213
Rotation
-0.7120580123
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao-m87i
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m87i.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:35.285140
Metadata Version
1.1
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