Messier 87*
Messier 87* (Pōwehi)
Meaning
Proper Noun
- The central supermassive black hole of galaxy Messier 87, the first directly imaged supermassive blackhole
Related
Similar words
- M87*
- Pōwehi
- NGC 4486*
- Virgo X-1*
- Virgo A*
Origin
- Coined in analogy to Sagittarius A*.
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