Messier 87*
English
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Messier 87* (Pōwehi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛs.i.eɪ ˈeɪ.ti ˈsɛv.ən ˈstɑː(ɹ)/
Proper noun
Messier 87*
- The central supermassive black hole of galaxy Messier 87, the first directly imaged supermassive blackhole
Synonyms
- M87* (abbreviation)
- Pōwehi
- NGC 4486*
- Virgo X-1*
- Virgo A*
See also
- Sagittarius A* / Sgr A* (the central supermassive blackhole of the Milky Way Galaxy)