Detail in the galaxy M 87
A detail in the giant elliptical galaxy M 87, in the Virgo Cluster.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9003j |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 February 1990 |
| Related releases: | eso9003 |
| Size: | 5042 x 5359 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 87 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
POSS II |
| Optical R |
POSS II |
| Infrared I |
POSS II |
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