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Compact Core of Galaxy M87

Compact Core of Galaxy M87
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    M87
  • Release Date
    January 16, 1992
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Probes the Compact Nucleus of Galaxy M87
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: Tod R. Lauer, Sandra M. Faber/NASA; Investigators: Tod R. Lauer (NOAO), Sandra M. Faber (CSC), C. Roger Lynds (NOAO), and the Wide Field/Planetary Camera Imaging Team.

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Compact Core of Galaxy M87

Compact Core of Galaxy M87

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope clearly shows the central core and accompanying jet of the giant elliptical galaxy M87. This near-infrared image was taken with HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC), in high resolution mode, on June 1, 1991. The image is being presented on...

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