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The M87 is the largest galaxy within the Virgo cluster.
It has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. The Milky Way Galaxy is a mere 100,000 light years.
The Earth for comparison has a diameter of 0.0645 light seconds.
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What type of galaxy is M87?
Messier 87 is an elliptical galaxy.
What sort of galaxy is the Virgo M87?
gas
What is believed to be the solar mass of the black hole candidate at the center of the galaxy M87?
At the core of M87 is a supermassive black hole with about 6.4×109 times the mass of the Sun (See related question)
What are the names of some galaxies in the Virgo cluster?
M87 is one of the most prominent galaxies followed by the elliptical galaxy Messier 49.
What are the names of some elliptical galaxies?
M32 - DwarfM49M59M60 (NGC 4649)M87 (NGC 4486) - SupergiantM89M105 (NGC 3379)Maffei 1, the closest giant elliptical galaxy.
What is the hubble classification of M87?
E1
Which has greater velocity than light?
Nothing. 'c' is the universal constant, the maximum velocity for all radiation in any field. Except for phenomina like the gas jet in galaxy M87 which the Hubble telescope has confirmed at significantly over 2.5 x light speed from our reference frame. This is because both the galaxy it is in and the cluster the galaxy is in are moving in the same direction.
Can you give me a sentence with galaxy?
The galaxy was actually,really,big.
Will the galaxy s4 cases work on the galaxy s4 minis?
No they are to big
What is big universe or galaxy?
the universe is bigger than the galaxy because our galaxy (the milky way) is in the universe.
At what galaxy are stars?
Every galaxy contains stars, if that's what you mean. "Galaxy" means "big bunch of stars". No stars ===> no galaxy.
What is the origin of galaxy?
This galaxy, along with all the others, was created by the big bang.
