Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4478  ·  NGC 4486  ·  Virgo Galaxy
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Markarian's Chain & M87, Åke Liljenberg
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Markarian's Chain & M87

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Markarian's Chain & M87, Åke Liljenberg
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Markarian's Chain & M87

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A number of galaxies, forming part of the Virgo cluster. Bottom left is the (in)famous M87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486), about 53 million lightyears away, that contains the supermassive black hole that was imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope in April 2019.

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Markarian's Chain & M87, Åke Liljenberg