Black hole
M87*
The supermassive black hole at the heart of galaxy M87, the first black hole ever directly imaged, in 2019.
- Type
- Black hole
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
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NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · Public domain
- Type: Black hole
- Domain: Scientific connections
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Scientifically related to Sagittarius A*.
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8 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Black hole
- Graph relations
- 8
- Verified sources
- 2
- Image records
- 1
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Atlas context
- Scientifically related to
Sagittarius A*
- Studied by
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array)
- Related to
The First Image of a Black Hole
- Related to
The Event Horizon
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Compact-object anatomy
- Object class
- Black hole
- Graph relations
- 8
- Evidence sources
- 2
- Image records
- 1
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- Studied byALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array)
ALMA contributed to the Event Horizon Telescope image of M87*.
- Related toBlack Hole
- Scientifically related toSagittarius A*
Both supermassive black holes imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope.
- Related toSupermassive Black Hole
- Related toThe Event Horizon
- Related toThe First Image of a Black Hole
- Depicted inThe First Image of a Black Hole (M87*)
- Associated withThe Photon Sphere
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
Sagittarius A*
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope in 2022.
observatoryALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array)
ALMA is an international radio observatory of millimeter and submillimeter antennas located on the Chajnantor plateau in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
historical discoveryThe First Image of a Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope, a global network of radio dishes including ALMA, produced the first image of a black hole's shadow — the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87.
cosmology conceptThe Event Horizon
The boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape.
astrophysical object classBlack Hole
A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
astrophysical object classSupermassive Black Hole
A black hole of millions to billions of solar masses, found at the centre of most large galaxies.
Observation
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- WIKIMEDIA
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
black_hole:m87-star- Type
- Black hole
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 8
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/black_hole:m87-star
Scientific quality
Substantial4 of 5 applicable dimensions complete
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Complete
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- Not applicable
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
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- Cosmology conceptThe Schwarzschild RadiusLinked through The Event Horizon
- Observational programEvent Horizon Telescope (EHT)Linked through The Event Horizon
- TheoryGeneral RelativityLinked through The First Image of a Black Hole
- Cosmology conceptGravitational RedshiftLinked through Sagittarius A*
- Cosmology conceptGravitational SingularityLinked through The Event Horizon
- DiscoveryThe Milky Way's Central Black HoleLinked through Sagittarius A*
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.