Messier 87*
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined in analogy to Sagittarius A*.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- The central supermassive black hole of galaxy Messier 87, the first directly imaged supermassive blackhole
Synonyms[edit]
- M87* (abbreviation)
- Pōwehi
- NGC 4486*
- Virgo X-1*
- Virgo A*
See also[edit]
- Sagittarius A* / Sgr A* (the central supermassive blackhole of the Milky Way Galaxy)