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Messier 87

A supergiant elliptical galaxy in Virgo hosting a supermassive black hole and a relativistic jet.

Type
Galaxy
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
6

Experience system V6

Galaxy morphology profile

A deep-sky composition that treats the object as a physical structure, not a decorative background image.

Morphology SVGAtlas contextImage provenanceGraph neighborhood
  1. 01

    Observe

    The page falls back to graph and source evidence when no cleared image is available.

  2. 02

    Measure

    Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.

  3. 03

    Locate

    Part of Messier Catalogue.

  4. 04

    Connect

    6 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Galaxy
Graph relations
6
Verified sources
1
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Messier 87coordinate fields shown only when available
  • Part of

    Messier Catalogue

  • Located in

    Virgo

  • Related to

    The First Image of a Black Hole

  • Related to

    The First Image of a Black Hole (M87*)

Original SVG diagram

Deep-sky morphology

Galaxy-scale viewBulge / nucleusDisk or stellar haloMorphology comes from observationGalaxy
Object class
Galaxy
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Image records
0
Graph relations
6
Elliptical GalaxyMessier CatalogueThe First Image o...The First Image o...The Virgo ClusterVirgoMessier 87Galaxy

Visual knowledge graph

Relationships, not isolated facts

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Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
galaxy:messier-87
Type
Galaxy
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
6
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/galaxy:messier-87

Scientific quality

Substantial
Reviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

4 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Complete
Review coverage
Complete
Citation coverage
Complete
Image coverage
None
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Provenance & sources

review 2026.1

Asteria Scientific Review Process · verification: sourced · accurate

Reviewed by the internal Asteria Scientific Review Process — not an external institutional review. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Scientific citations

2

Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.

  • Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration · The Astrophysical Journal Letters 875, L1 · 2019

    Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration · doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (2019). First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 875, L1. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7
    
    @misc{cite:eht-m87-2019,
      title        = {First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole},
      author       = {Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration},
      organization = {Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration},
      howpublished = {The Astrophysical Journal Letters 875, L1},
      year         = {2019},
      doi          = {10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7},
      url          = {https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7},
      note         = {First direct image of a black hole's shadow, in the galaxy M87.}
    }
  • NASA/IPAC (Caltech)

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA/IPAC (Caltech) (n.d.). Messier 87 — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA/IPAC (Caltech). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/
    
    @misc{cite:ned-galaxy-messier-87,
      title        = {Messier 87 — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database},
      organization = {NASA/IPAC (Caltech)},
      year         = {n.d.},
      url          = {https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/},
      note         = {Positions, redshift, and cross-identifications for Messier 87.}
    }

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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.